PG&E (PCG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PCG or D?

PG&E received 307 more outperform votes than Dominion Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.45% of users gave PG&E an outperform vote while only 52.13% of users gave Dominion Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PG&E	Outperform Votes 882 63.45%	Underperform Votes 508 36.55%
Dominion Energy	Outperform Votes 575 52.13%	Underperform Votes 528 47.87%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Dominion Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to PCG or D?

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 1 more articles in the media than PG&E. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Dominion Energy and 23 mentions for PG&E. Dominion Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat PG&E's score of 0.77 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Do analysts prefer PCG or D?

PG&E currently has a consensus price target of $21.95, indicating a potential upside of 27.69%. Dominion Energy has a consensus price target of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.73%. Given PG&E's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Dominion Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	1.88	$2.51B	$1.15	14.95
Dominion Energy	$14.46B	3.18	$2.12B	$2.70	19.97

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 5.0%. 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, PCG or D?

PG&E has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Summary

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