DTE Energy (DTE) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, D or DTE?

Dominion Energy has higher revenue and earnings than DTE Energy. Dominion Energy 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
Dominion Energy	$14.46B	3.13	$2.12B	$2.70	19.66
DTE Energy	$12.46B	2.24	$1.40B	$6.77	19.82

Does the media favor D or DTE?

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 9 more articles in the media than DTE Energy. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Dominion Energy and 28 mentions for DTE Energy. DTE Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Dominion Energy's score of 0.89 indicating that DTE 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)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DTE Energy	18 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend D or DTE?

Dominion Energy currently has a consensus target price of $57.58, indicating a potential upside of 8.50%. DTE Energy has a consensus target price of $138.58, indicating a potential upside of 3.27%. Given Dominion Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Dominion Energy is more favorable than DTE 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
DTE Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in D or DTE?

73.0% of Dominion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of DTE Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Dominion Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of DTE Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is D or DTE more profitable?

Dominion Energy has a net margin of 16.22% compared to DTE Energy's net margin of 11.27%. DTE Energy's return on equity of 12.42% beat Dominion Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dominion Energy	16.22%	8.99%	2.31%
DTE Energy	11.27%	12.42%	2.94%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer D or DTE?

Dominion Energy received 87 more outperform votes than DTE Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.23% of users gave DTE 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%
DTE Energy	Outperform Votes 488 58.23%	Underperform Votes 350 41.77%

Is D or DTE a better dividend stock?

Dominion Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. DTE Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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. DTE Energy pays out 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DTE Energy has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, D or DTE?

Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DTE Energy has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DTE Energy beats Dominion Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.