Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Dominion Energy Inc. (NYSE:D – Free Report) by 4.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 203,949 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,108 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Dominion Energy were worth $12,608,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in D. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Dominion Energy by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 107,099,758 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $6,274,975,000 after acquiring an additional 940,838 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its position in Dominion Energy by 9.0% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 59,790,734 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,503,142,000 after purchasing an additional 4,940,692 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Dominion Energy by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 48,620,273 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,848,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,686,050 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Dominion Energy by 46.2% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 44,943,727 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,633,253,000 after buying an additional 14,197,581 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Dominion Energy by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 20,442,935 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,196,056,000 after buying an additional 314,932 shares during the last quarter. 73.04% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms have weighed in on D. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Dominion Energy from $70.00 to $69.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Dominion Energy from $66.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Seaport Research Partners cut Dominion Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Weiss Ratings raised Dominion Energy from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Dominion Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Dominion Energy has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $67.62.
Dominion Energy News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Dominion Energy this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Dominion and NextEra filed merger applications, advancing a deal that could create the world’s largest regulated electric utility and improve Dominion’s long-term growth profile. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: The companies pledged $2.25 billion in bill credits and said merger costs would not be passed to customers, which could help regulatory approval prospects. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: State and federal regulators in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Washington will now review the proposal, and the process could take time before any closing in the second half of 2027. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: The merger still faces scrutiny from lawmakers, regulators and local stakeholders, who are questioning costs, customer impacts and infrastructure issues tied to Dominion’s large transmission projects. Article Title
Dominion Energy Price Performance
Shares of D stock opened at $71.64 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $63.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.19 and a beta of 0.65. Dominion Energy Inc. has a 12 month low of $55.85 and a 12 month high of $71.84. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $67.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $63.92. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38.
Dominion Energy (NYSE:D – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.05. Dominion Energy had a net margin of 16.93% and a return on equity of 9.63%. The firm had revenue of $5.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. Dominion Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.450-3.690 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Dominion Energy Inc. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.
Dominion Energy Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, June 20th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th were given a dividend of $0.6675 per share. This represents a $2.67 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. Dominion Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 78.99%.
About Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy, Inc, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a diversified energy company that primarily operates regulated electricity and natural gas utilities and develops energy infrastructure. The company’s core activities include the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers, as well as the purchase, storage and delivery of natural gas. Dominion combines traditional utility operations with energy infrastructure businesses to provide essential services across its service territories.
Dominion’s electricity portfolio spans multiple technologies and fuel sources, including nuclear, natural gas-fired generation and renewable resources such as utility-scale solar and wind.
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