Sempra (SRE) Competitors

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

Does the media favor D or SRE?

In the previous week, Sempra had 7 more articles in the media than Dominion Energy. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Sempra and 24 mentions for Dominion Energy. Dominion Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Sempra's score of 0.98 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
Sempra	19 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Sempra shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 5.0%. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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. Sempra pays out 58.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sempra has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

Which has better earnings & valuation, D or SRE?

Sempra has lower revenue, but higher 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	$14.46B	3.18	$2.12B	$2.70	19.97
Sempra	$13.19B	3.48	$3.08B	$4.42	15.94

Which has more risk and volatility, D or SRE?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer D or SRE?

Dominion Energy received 83 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.37% of users gave Sempra 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%
Sempra	Outperform Votes 492 60.37%	Underperform Votes 323 39.63%

Do analysts rate D or SRE?

Dominion Energy presently has a consensus price target of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.69%. Sempra has a consensus price target of $80.31, indicating a potential upside of 13.95%. Given Sempra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sempra is more favorable than Dominion 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
Sempra	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Is D or SRE more profitable?

Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to Dominion Energy's net margin of 16.22%. Dominion Energy's return on equity of 8.99% beat Sempra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dominion Energy	16.22%	8.99%	2.31%
Sempra	22.63%	8.06%	3.04%

Summary

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