WEC Energy Group (WEC) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, D or WEC?

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
Dominion Energy	$14.46B	3.11	$2.12B	$2.70	19.58
WEC Energy Group	$8.60B	3.83	$1.53B	$4.83	21.60

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in D or WEC?

Dominion Energy received 144 more outperform votes than WEC Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.23% of users gave Dominion Energy an outperform vote while only 51.99% of users gave WEC Energy Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dominion Energy	Outperform Votes 575 52.23%	Underperform Votes 526 47.77%
WEC Energy Group	Outperform Votes 431 51.99%	Underperform Votes 398 48.01%

Does the media favor D or WEC?

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 23 more articles in the media than WEC Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Dominion Energy and 16 mentions for WEC Energy Group. WEC Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Dominion Energy's score of 0.89 indicating that WEC Energy Group 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)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WEC Energy Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is D or WEC a better dividend stock?

Dominion Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. WEC Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $3.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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 pays out 73.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WEC Energy Group has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, D or WEC?

Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEC Energy Group has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Is D or WEC 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
Dominion Energy	16.22%	8.99%	2.31%
WEC Energy Group	17.75%	12.39%	3.41%

Do analysts prefer D or WEC?

Dominion Energy currently has a consensus price target of $57.58, suggesting a potential upside of 8.94%. WEC Energy Group has a consensus price target of $101.88, suggesting a potential downside of 2.34%. Given Dominion Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dominion Energy is more favorable than WEC Energy Group.

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
WEC Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Summary

WEC Energy Group beats Dominion Energy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.