Dominion Energy (D) Competitors

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

Does the media favor D or SRE?

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Dominion Energy and 15 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Dominion Energy's score of 0.77 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dominion Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sempra	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer D or SRE?

Dominion Energy received 91 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.50% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 52.37% of users gave Dominion Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dominion Energy	Outperform Votes 575 52.37%	Underperform Votes 523 47.63%
Sempra	Outperform Votes 484 60.50%	Underperform Votes 316 39.50%

Do analysts prefer D or SRE?

Dominion Energy presently has a consensus price target of $56.58, suggesting a potential upside of 2.24%. Sempra has a consensus price target of $91.60, suggesting a potential upside of 7.47%. Given Sempra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sempra is more favorable than Dominion Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dominion Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Sempra	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in D or SRE?

73.0% of Dominion Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Sempra shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Dominion Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Sempra shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is D or SRE a better dividend stock?

Dominion Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Dominion Energy pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sempra pays out 54.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sempra has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, D or SRE?

Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is D or SRE more profitable?

Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to Dominion Energy's net margin of 16.95%. Dominion Energy's return on equity of 8.35% beat Sempra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dominion Energy	16.95%	8.35%	2.10%
Sempra	22.63%	8.06%	3.04%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, D or SRE?

Sempra has higher revenue and earnings than Dominion Energy. Sempra 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
Dominion Energy	$14.39B	3.23	$1.99B	$2.85	19.42
Sempra	$16.72B	3.23	$3.08B	$4.54	18.77

Summary

Sempra beats Dominion Energy on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.