Citi analyst Praful Mehta raised his price target for PG&E to $10.50 from $5 saying the company's settlement with the Official Committee of Tort Claimants likely dealt a "fatal blow" to the bondholder plan and the zero stock price scenario. The shares closed Tuesday up $1.14 to $12.32. The bondholder plan's primary leverage was their deal with the Committee of Tort Claimants, Mehta tells investors in a research note. Without that leverage, he sees a "very low likelihood" of Judge Montali rejecting the settlement and keeping the two competing plans alive. The analyst, whose new $10.50 price target is based on the latest settlement, keeps a Sell rating on PG&E.

Barclays raised the firm's price target on PG&E to $20 from $19 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares as part of a Q1 preview for the utilities group. The analyst expects weaker quarter results for the sector due to "underwhelming" weather to start the year. However, the firm does not see many companies trending lower in the fiscal 2024 earnings range.