Dominion Energy (D) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PCG or D?

PG&E received 305 more outperform votes than Dominion Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.40% of users gave PG&E an outperform vote while only 52.18% of users gave Dominion Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PG&E	Outperform Votes 880 63.40%	Underperform Votes 508 36.60%
Dominion Energy	Outperform Votes 575 52.18%	Underperform Votes 527 47.82%

Is PCG or D more profitable?

Dominion Energy has a net margin of 16.22% compared to PG&E's net margin of 10.27%. PG&E's return on equity of 10.94% beat Dominion Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PG&E	10.27%	10.94%	2.26%
Dominion Energy	16.22%	8.99%	2.31%

Do analysts rate PCG or D?

PG&E presently has a consensus price target of $22.05, indicating a potential upside of 29.87%. Dominion Energy has a consensus price target of $57.58, indicating a potential upside of 4.73%. Given PG&E's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe PG&E is more favorable than Dominion Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PG&E	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Dominion Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Is PCG or D a better dividend stock?

PG&E pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Dominion Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. PG&E pays out 8.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PCG or D?

78.6% of PG&E shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Dominion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of PG&E shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Dominion Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer PCG or D?

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 13 more articles in the media than PG&E. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Dominion Energy and 33 mentions for PG&E. Dominion Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat PG&E's score of 0.83 indicating that Dominion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PG&E	17 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dominion Energy	33 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, PCG or D?

PG&E has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PCG or D?

PG&E has higher revenue and earnings than Dominion Energy. PG&E is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dominion 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
PG&E	$24.42B	1.86	$2.51B	$1.15	14.76
Dominion Energy	$14.46B	3.24	$2.12B	$2.70	20.36

Summary

PG&E beats Dominion Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.