CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CenterPoint Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in D or CNP?

Dominion Energy received 114 more outperform votes than CenterPoint Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.82% of users gave CenterPoint Energy an outperform vote while only 52.13% of users gave Dominion Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dominion Energy	Outperform Votes 575 52.13%	Underperform Votes 528 47.87%
CenterPoint Energy	Outperform Votes 461 54.82%	Underperform Votes 380 45.18%

Do analysts rate D or CNP?

Dominion Energy currently has a consensus target price of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.08%. CenterPoint Energy has a consensus target price of $34.46, indicating a potential downside of 8.09%. Given Dominion Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Dominion Energy is more favorable than CenterPoint Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dominion Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CenterPoint Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	3.20	$2.12B	$2.70	20.09
CenterPoint Energy	$8.64B	2.83	$917M	$1.59	23.58

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 4.9%. CenterPoint Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. 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 more risk and volatility, D or CNP?

Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CenterPoint Energy has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor D or CNP?

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 5 more articles in the media than CenterPoint Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Dominion Energy and 19 mentions for CenterPoint Energy. Dominion Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat CenterPoint Energy's score of 1.35 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	18 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CenterPoint Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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