WEC Energy Group (WEC) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WEC or D?

Dominion Energy has higher revenue and earnings than WEC Energy Group. Dominion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WEC Energy Group, 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
WEC Energy Group	$8.60B	4.02	$1.53B	$4.83	22.41
Dominion Energy	$14.46B	3.16	$2.12B	$2.70	19.87

Do analysts recommend WEC or D?

WEC Energy Group currently has a consensus target price of $104.38, suggesting a potential downside of 3.58%. Dominion Energy has a consensus target price of $57.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.24%. Given Dominion Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dominion Energy is more favorable than WEC Energy Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WEC Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Dominion Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to WEC or D?

In the previous week, WEC Energy Group had 2 more articles in the media than Dominion Energy. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for WEC Energy Group and 23 mentions for Dominion Energy. WEC Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Dominion Energy's score of 1.37 indicating that WEC Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WEC Energy Group	19 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Dominion Energy	19 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WEC or D?

Dominion Energy received 144 more outperform votes than WEC Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.13% of users gave Dominion Energy an outperform vote while only 51.93% of users gave WEC Energy Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
WEC Energy Group	Outperform Votes 431 51.93%	Underperform Votes 399 48.07%
Dominion Energy	Outperform Votes 575 52.13%	Underperform Votes 528 47.87%

Which has more volatility and risk, WEC or D?

WEC Energy Group has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% 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 WEC or D more profitable?

WEC Energy Group has a net margin of 17.75% compared to Dominion Energy's net margin of 16.22%. WEC Energy Group's return on equity of 12.39% beat Dominion Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WEC Energy Group	17.75%	12.39%	3.41%
Dominion Energy	16.22%	8.99%	2.31%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in WEC or D?

77.2% of WEC Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Dominion Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of WEC Energy Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Dominion Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is WEC or D a better dividend stock?

WEC Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $3.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Dominion Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. WEC Energy Group pays out 73.9% 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. WEC Energy Group has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years.

Summary

WEC Energy Group beats Dominion Energy on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.