Yaupon Capital Management LP reduced its position in shares of Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D – Free Report) by 21.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 410,973 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 114,864 shares during the period. Dominion Energy accounts for about 1.3% of Yaupon Capital Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Yaupon Capital Management LP’s holdings in Dominion Energy were worth $23,750,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its position in shares of Dominion Energy by 22.8% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 69,343 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,007,000 after purchasing an additional 12,890 shares during the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC grew its position in Dominion Energy by 133.0% during the second quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 9,679 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 5,525 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Dominion Energy by 0.8% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,164,929 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $298,481,000 after buying an additional 43,055 shares during the last quarter. Ascent Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Dominion Energy in the third quarter worth about $1,223,000. Finally, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Dominion Energy by 63.5% in the third quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 8,436,875 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $487,567,000 after acquiring an additional 3,278,175 shares during the last quarter. 73.04% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on D. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $61.00 price target on shares of Dominion Energy in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Morgan Stanley began coverage on Dominion Energy in a report on Monday, December 2nd. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $61.00 price objective for the company. Scotiabank boosted their target price on Dominion Energy from $48.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Dominion Energy in a research note on Friday, September 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $58.00 price target for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Dominion Energy from $54.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $56.33.
Dominion Energy Stock Down 1.5 %
Shares of NYSE D opened at $56.05 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. The company has a market cap of $47.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.59. Dominion Energy, Inc. has a 52 week low of $43.53 and a 52 week high of $61.97. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $55.13.
Dominion Energy (NYSE:D – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $3.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.18 billion. Dominion Energy had a net margin of 16.95% and a return on equity of 8.35%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.77 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Dominion Energy, Inc. will post 2.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Dominion Energy Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be given a dividend of $0.6675 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $2.67 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.76%. Dominion Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 93.68%.
About Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy, Inc produces and distributes energy in the United States. It operates through three operating segments: Dominion Energy Virginia, Dominion Energy South Carolina, and Contracted Energy. The Dominion Energy Virginia segment generates, transmits, and distributes regulated electricity to approximately 2.8 million residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental customers in Virginia and North Carolina.
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