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PNW·Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

$94.86
-0.54 (-0.57%)
High
$95.56
Open
$95.49
Market Cap
11.70B
52W High
$117.25
Low
$94.56
P. Close
$94.86
P/E
18.28
52W Low
$85.32
Fwd P/E
17.14
DailyIQ Est.
$106.78
Inst. Ownership
2.6%
Short Interest
7.90%
Days to Cover
9.7
Technical Score (1D)
9
SELL
News Sentiment
44
BEARISH
PNW is in deeply oversold territory on the 1D chart, scoring 9 with a SELL signal and declining momentum behind the selling pressure. RSI is tracking oversold, a condition that historically precedes at least a short-term stabilization even when the underlying trend hasn't reversed. Sentiment at 44 is aligned with the technical weakness. This isn't a trend-following setup - it's a bounce-watch. Mean-reversion traders are looking for signs of stabilization near $91.58 before considering any counter-trend entry. A recovery that clears $99.22 would be the first meaningful signal that selling pressure is fading. Until a base forms and holds, the fallen-knife risk remains elevated for buyers stepping in too early. The distinction that matters most here is between a bounce and a bottom - oversold conditions can produce sharp relief rallies without the underlying bearish trend actually reversing. A move back above $99.22 on real volume would start to make the bottoming case; anything less should be treated as a trade within the downtrend, not a signal that it's over.
Earnings Summary
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation is an Arizona‑based regulated electric utility that generates, transmits, and distributes power using a mix of nuclear, natural gas, oil, coal, and solar assets, and operates energy storage facilities. In Q2 2026, the company reported EPS of $1.43, a $0.15 decline from the prior quarter, driven by higher interest, depreciation, and lower transmission revenue, while revenue rose to $1.45575 billion from $1.35875 billion in Q1 2026, reflecting a 7.8% YoY increase. The firm’s EPS beat estimates in Q2 2025 and Q3 2025, but missed in Q1 2026 and Q4 2025, indicating mixed earnings performance; revenue growth has been consistent, with Q4 2025 revenue of $1.12817 billion versus an estimate of $1.17041 billion. Historically, Pinnacle West has shown a stable revenue trajectory, with EPS oscillating around analyst expectations, and the company has maintained a modest upside in earnings during periods of favorable regulatory conditions. Recent news reports a Morgan Stanley price‑target cut from $97 to $94, citing a more cautious view of earnings prospects and regulatory risk, and a planned $2.6 billion capital investment in 2026 that could enhance long‑term capacity; the equity offering of up to $500 million introduces dilution risk. Investors should watch for any further guidance revisions, the timing of the equity offering, and regulatory updates that could affect transmission revenue or rate‑case approvals in the next 1–10 trading days.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$-0.48$0.61$1.71$2.80$3.90Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$3.15 - -
Q2'26$1.48$1.43-3.4%
Q1'26$1.50$0.27-82.0%
Q4'25$0.02$0.13+472.7%
Q3'25$3.09$3.39+9.7%
Q2'25$1.57$1.58+0.5%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$1.0B$1.3B$1.5B$1.7B$2.0BQ2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$1.9B - -
Q2'26$1.4B$1.5B+3.7%
Q1'26$1.4B$1.1B-17.6%
Q4'25$1.2B$1.1B-3.6%
Q3'25 - $1.8B -
Q2'25 - $1.4B -

Market Data

PNW Stock Snapshot

SELL9/100
$94.86$0.54 (0.6%)
Market cap
11.70B
P/E ratio
18.3
Day range
$94.56 – $95.56
News sentiment
44/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$105.85 (+11.6%)
Consensus
Hold · 23 analysts
52-week range+11.2% off low · -19.1% from high
$85.32$117.25
Price $94.86 DailyIQ Est. $106.78

PNW is on the weaker side of its setup, with little confirmation for a reversal yet. In Utilities, names this size usually take direction from sector flows before company-level news.

Behaviour On Record

What PNW's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
10.6% 6th pct
Below its peak
-13.2%
vs 200-day average
-3.9%
Up days (1y)
50%

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation is currently running 10.6% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against PNW's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 6th percentile unusually subdued by its own history, against a typical reading of 17.4%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

PNW is trading -13.2% below its running peak. Across 12 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -13.1%, and the deepest was -40.2% in 2020. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -3.9% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 21st percentile a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year PNW closed higher on 50% of sessions, and it is currently 5 sessions into a falling streak.

On September specifically: over 14 years of records, PNW finished the month higher 7 of 14 times, with a median return of +0.2% and an average of -1.1%. Its strongest month historically has been March at +3.2% on average, its weakest August at -1.9%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: PNW has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 49 of 3,268 sessions (1.5% of the time), with the largest gaps running +6.4% and -9.0%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, PNW moved an average of 0.3% in the session after earnings, closing higher 1 of those 3 times, with a median move of -0.3% and a largest of -0.5%.

All figures computed from 3,269 daily closes between 2013-09-16 and 2026-09-15, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against PNW's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of PNW's sector?

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation sits in the Utilities sector, currently ranked 10th of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging).

Sector rank
#10 of 11
Sector state
Lagging
Sector rotation score
0

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for PNW?

CallsPuts

For Pinnacle West Capital Corporation's nearest expiry (2026-09-18, 3 days out), open interest is call-heavy, a bullish tilt (put/call ratio of 0.22), with at-the-money implied volatility around 34.7%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±3.3% move by that expiry — a range of about $91.71–$97.99.

Put/call ratio (2026-09-18)
0.22
ATM implied volatility
34.7%
Total open interest
770
Expected move by 2026-09-18
±3.3% ($91.71–$97.99)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on PNW?

Morgan Stanley most recently reiterated its rating on Pinnacle West Capital Corporation to Equal-Weight on Aug 21, 2026 with a price target of $94 (from $97). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Morgan StanleyEqual-Weight
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Aug 21, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedEqual-Weight$97 → $94
Aug 17, 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainedHold$107 → $101
Jul 22, 2026BMO CapitalMaintainedMarket Perform$106 → $104
Jul 1, 2026BarclaysMaintainedEqual-Weight$102 → $108
May 29, 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainedHold$108 → $105
May 15, 2026TD CowenMaintainedHold$100 → $101
May 5, 2026BarclaysMaintainedEqual-Weight$101 → $102
Apr 21, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedEqual-Weight$99 → $98
Apr 21, 2026Truist SecuritiesInitiatedHold$108
Apr 14, 2026Argus ResearchMaintainedBuy$95 → $106
Mar 31, 2026BarclaysMaintainedEqual-Weight$97 → $101
Feb 26, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$100 → $109

PNW Competitive Positioning

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW) is tracked alongside these names in Utilities - Regulated Electric on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.