DTE Energy (DTE) Competitors

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) and DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer SRE or DTE?

Sempra presently has a consensus target price of $80.62, suggesting a potential upside of 3.73%. DTE Energy has a consensus target price of $140.93, suggesting a potential upside of 3.31%. Given Sempra's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Sempra is more favorable than DTE Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sempra	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
DTE Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SRE or DTE?

Sempra received 1 more outperform votes than DTE Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.27% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 58.29% of users gave DTE Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sempra	Outperform Votes 493 60.27%	Underperform Votes 325 39.73%
DTE Energy	Outperform Votes 492 58.29%	Underperform Votes 352 41.71%

Which has more volatility & risk, SRE or DTE?

Sempra has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DTE Energy has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SRE or DTE?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sempra	$13.35B	3.80	$3.08B	$4.55	17.08
DTE Energy	$13.66B	2.07	$1.40B	$7.40	18.43

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SRE or DTE?

89.7% of Sempra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of DTE Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Sempra shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DTE Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor SRE or DTE?

In the previous week, DTE Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for DTE Energy and 18 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat DTE Energy's score of 1.19 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sempra	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
DTE Energy	19 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SRE or DTE more profitable?

Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to DTE Energy's net margin of 11.27%. DTE Energy's return on equity of 12.42% beat Sempra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sempra	22.63%	8.06%	3.04%
DTE Energy	11.27%	12.42%	2.94%

Is SRE or DTE a better dividend stock?

Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. DTE Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Sempra pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DTE Energy pays out 58.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Sempra has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and DTE Energy has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Sempra beats DTE Energy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.