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$57.44 -0.21 (-0.36%)
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D vs. AEP, LNT, AEE, CMS, 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 American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), 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 American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 4 more articles in the media than American Electric Power. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Dominion Energy and 24 mentions for American Electric Power. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Dominion Energy's score of 1.18 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dominion Energy
21 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American Electric Power
21 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Dominion Energy. American Electric Power 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$14.46B3.39$2.12B$2.6721.51
American Electric Power$19.72B2.80$2.97B$5.1919.90

Dominion Energy presently has a consensus price target of $58.38, suggesting a potential upside of 1.63%. American Electric Power has a consensus price target of $108.31, suggesting a potential upside of 4.89%. Given American Electric Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Electric Power is more favorable than Dominion 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
American Electric Power
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31

Dominion Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Dominion Energy pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Electric Power pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dominion Energy has a net margin of 15.55% compared to American Electric Power's net margin of 13.73%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.68% beat Dominion Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dominion Energy15.55% 9.51% 2.59%
American Electric Power 13.73%11.68%3.08%

73.0% of Dominion Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Dominion Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

American Electric Power beats Dominion Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding D and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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D vs. The Competition

MetricDominion EnergyUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$49.16B$24.43B$16.04B$20.53B
Dividend Yield4.63%3.77%5.60%3.77%
P/E Ratio21.5135.1720.2827.85
Price / Sales3.394.0628.7837.49
Price / Cash9.768.9619.1621.91
Price / Book1.652.202.154.55
Net Income$2.12B$1.41B$751.09M$984.95M
7 Day Performance3.99%0.96%0.83%2.31%
1 Month Performance1.24%1.32%2.68%4.85%
1 Year Performance16.80%23.21%16.48%13.81%

Dominion Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
D
Dominion Energy
3.5397 of 5 stars
$57.44
-0.4%
$58.38
+1.6%
+18.3%$49.16B$14.46B21.5114,700Trending News
AEP
American Electric Power
4.5556 of 5 stars
$103.46
+1.0%
$108.31
+4.7%
+17.8%$55.27B$19.72B19.9317,000Positive News
LNT
Alliant Energy
4.3598 of 5 stars
$60.36
+0.0%
$63.95
+5.9%
+18.9%$15.51B$3.98B20.812,998Positive News
AEE
Ameren
4.0639 of 5 stars
$95.71
+0.4%
$101.64
+6.2%
+33.6%$25.87B$7.62B21.229,240Analyst Revision
CMS
CMS Energy
4.7057 of 5 stars
$69.18
+0.2%
$77.00
+11.3%
+18.1%$20.69B$7.52B20.539,070Positive News
DUK
Duke Energy
4.5088 of 5 stars
$117.76
+0.7%
$126.94
+7.8%
+17.3%$91.53B$30.36B19.5327,900Trending News
Analyst Forecast
ENB
Enbridge
4.2464 of 5 stars
$45.25
+1.0%
$67.00
+48.1%
+25.2%$98.66B$38.22B23.3211,100Positive News
ES
Eversource Energy
3.3017 of 5 stars
$63.34
0.0%
$65.67
+3.7%
+14.0%$23.27B$11.90B27.309,630Positive News
SO
Southern
4.0488 of 5 stars
$91.79
+1.0%
$92.93
+1.2%
+17.3%$100.88B$26.72B21.9127,700Positive News
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.3552 of 5 stars
$104.01
+0.9%
$106.33
+2.2%
+32.9%$33.19B$8.60B20.277,020Positive News
Analyst Revision
SRE
Sempra Energy
4.4724 of 5 stars
$75.66
+0.4%
$80.83
+6.8%
-0.5%$49.32B$13.19B16.6315,400Positive News

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