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D vs. LNT, AEE, CMS, DTE, DUK, ENB, ES, SO, WEC, and SRE

Should you be buying Dominion Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dominion Energy include Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), Enbridge (ENB), Eversource Energy (ES), Southern (SO), WEC Energy Group (WEC), and Sempra Energy (SRE).

Dominion Energy vs. Its Competitors

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Dominion Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dominion Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dominion Energy$14.46B3.63$2.12B$2.9021.21
Alliant Energy$3.98B4.43$690M$3.2421.17

Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dominion Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Dominion Energy pays out 92.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alliant Energy pays out 62.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

73.0% of Dominion Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Dominion Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 20 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Dominion Energy and 23 mentions for Alliant Energy. Dominion Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Alliant Energy's score of 1.13 indicating that Dominion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dominion Energy
28 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alliant Energy
11 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Dominion Energy currently has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.80%. Alliant Energy has a consensus price target of $68.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.86%. Given Dominion Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dominion Energy is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dominion Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Alliant Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 20.07% compared to Dominion Energy's net margin of 16.45%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 12.25% beat Dominion Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dominion Energy16.45% 9.68% 2.69%
Alliant Energy 20.07%12.25%3.75%

Summary

Alliant Energy beats Dominion Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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D vs. The Competition

MetricDominion EnergyUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$52.49B$27.03B$17.17B$21.96B
Dividend Yield4.41%3.43%4.58%3.63%
P/E Ratio21.2119.8519.2332.72
Price / Sales3.634.5832.9788.34
Price / Cash10.259.5019.4718.06
Price / Book1.772.402.304.71
Net Income$2.12B$1.43B$748.50M$1.02B
7 Day Performance0.27%1.99%1.23%0.91%
1 Month Performance2.63%6.23%9.13%0.33%
1 Year Performance2.65%17.36%48.96%10.85%

Dominion Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
D
Dominion Energy
3.6614 of 5 stars
$61.51
+1.5%
$62.00
+0.8%
+1.1%$52.49B$14.46B21.2114,700Analyst Revision
LNT
Alliant Energy
3.9168 of 5 stars
$67.66
-0.1%
$66.78
-1.3%
+9.5%$17.39B$4.14B20.882,998Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
AEE
Ameren
3.9873 of 5 stars
$103.55
-0.1%
$105.75
+2.1%
+18.7%$28.00B$8.43B22.768,981Positive News
Analyst Revision
CMS
CMS Energy
4.2456 of 5 stars
$73.51
-0.8%
$77.36
+5.2%
+4.8%$22.00B$7.52B21.758,324Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
DTE
DTE Energy
4.6139 of 5 stars
$140.12
-0.2%
$145.25
+3.7%
+10.2%$29.09B$12.46B20.169,500Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
DUK
Duke Energy
4.2662 of 5 stars
$126.11
-0.7%
$134.08
+6.3%
+6.5%$98.06B$31.27B20.5026,413Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
ENB
Enbridge
3.9356 of 5 stars
$47.74
+0.1%
$60.50
+26.7%
+12.1%$104.10B$38.22B23.5114,500Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ES
Eversource Energy
4.1352 of 5 stars
$70.96
-1.9%
$64.38
-9.3%
+9.7%$26.33B$12.99B30.4510,680Positive News
Analyst Revision
SO
Southern
3.9755 of 5 stars
$98.15
-0.1%
$96.31
-1.9%
+4.9%$107.97B$26.72B25.2328,600Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.1829 of 5 stars
$115.02
-0.1%
$112.20
-2.5%
+17.0%$37.02B$9.31B22.037,017Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
SRE
Sempra Energy
4.2051 of 5 stars
$91.10
+1.0%
$86.09
-5.5%
+6.2%$59.44B$13.19B22.0016,773Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision

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