CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Competitors

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) and CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to D or CNP?

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 18 more articles in the media than CenterPoint Energy. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Dominion Energy and 21 mentions for CenterPoint Energy. CenterPoint Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Dominion Energy's score of 0.97 indicating that CenterPoint Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dominion Energy	26 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CenterPoint Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend D or CNP?

Dominion Energy currently has a consensus price target of $57.58, suggesting a potential upside of 8.94%. CenterPoint Energy has a consensus price target of $33.77, suggesting a potential downside of 4.00%. Given Dominion Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Dominion Energy is more favorable than CenterPoint Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dominion Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
CenterPoint Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is D or CNP a better dividend stock?

Dominion Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. CenterPoint Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Dominion Energy pays out 98.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CenterPoint Energy pays out 55.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has better earnings and valuation, D or CNP?

Dominion Energy has higher revenue and earnings than CenterPoint Energy. Dominion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CenterPoint 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
Dominion Energy	$14.46B	3.11	$2.12B	$2.70	19.58
CenterPoint Energy	$8.64B	2.66	$917M	$1.59	22.13

Is D or CNP more profitable?

Dominion Energy has a net margin of 16.22% compared to CenterPoint Energy's net margin of 11.79%. CenterPoint Energy's return on equity of 10.02% beat Dominion Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dominion Energy	16.22%	8.99%	2.31%
CenterPoint Energy	11.79%	10.02%	2.48%

Which has more volatility and risk, D or CNP?

Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CenterPoint Energy has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in D or CNP?

Dominion Energy received 115 more outperform votes than CenterPoint Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.83% of users gave CenterPoint Energy an outperform vote while only 52.23% of users gave Dominion Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dominion Energy	Outperform Votes 575 52.23%	Underperform Votes 526 47.77%
CenterPoint Energy	Outperform Votes 460 54.83%	Underperform Votes 379 45.17%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of D or CNP?

73.0% of Dominion Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of CenterPoint Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Dominion Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CenterPoint 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.

Summary

CenterPoint Energy beats Dominion Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.