Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its stake in shares of Dominion Energy Inc. (NYSE:D – Free Report) by 13.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 310,402 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 36,747 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Dominion Energy were worth $18,987,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Dominion Energy by 16.2% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 105,795,310 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,979,551,000 after acquiring an additional 14,715,895 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Dominion Energy by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 46,341,408 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,619,216,000 after purchasing an additional 1,313,621 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Dominion Energy by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 19,725,397 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,112,697,000 after purchasing an additional 575,350 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Dominion Energy in the 2nd quarter worth about $566,924,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in shares of Dominion Energy by 5.4% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 7,669,476 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $433,479,000 after purchasing an additional 394,158 shares during the period. 73.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on D. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Dominion Energy from $67.00 to $65.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. TD Cowen initiated coverage on Dominion Energy in a research note on Friday, January 9th. They set a “hold” rating and a $65.00 target price on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Dominion Energy from $62.00 to $59.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Dominion Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, BTIG Research initiated coverage on shares of Dominion Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $64.33.
Dominion Energy News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Dominion Energy this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.6675 per share (payable Mar. 20, record Feb. 27). Reinforces income profile and dividend continuity for income investors. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Regulatory/operational win: Dominion secured approval to restart work on its Coastal Virginia offshore wind project — a long‑term growth asset if execution continues. This supports future revenue diversification beyond regulated utility earnings. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Company is actively mobilizing crews and resources ahead of a major winter/ice storm across Virginia and Hampton Roads — communications emphasize preparation and possible multi-day outages. Operational readiness should limit damage, but the weather event raises short-term service risk and potential restoration costs. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Local development: a former Dominion tower in Richmond is being redeveloped in a $158M makeover — a real estate/capital redeployment note with limited direct impact on the utility’s core earnings. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Analyst moves: Barclays trimmed its price target (from $64 to $63) despite keeping an overweight rating, and other outlets report Wells Fargo has lowered expectations — analyst repricing is weighing on sentiment and removes some upside. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Near‑term political/community risk: Prince William County school board asked Dominion to reconsider siting a power line on school property — potential local opposition that could slow projects or raise permitting costs if similar disputes arise. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Market context: coverage pieces and trade writeups note the stock has slid recently amid broader market strength; that technical/flow weakness can amplify selling after the analyst moves and weather concerns. Article Title
Dominion Energy Stock Down 0.6%
D opened at $59.56 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $59.70 and its 200-day moving average is $59.88. Dominion Energy Inc. has a one year low of $48.07 and a one year high of $62.87. The company has a market capitalization of $50.87 billion, a PE ratio of 20.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.84.
Dominion Energy (NYSE:D – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The utilities provider reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.04. Dominion Energy had a return on equity of 9.60% and a net margin of 16.17%.The firm had revenue of $4.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.71 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.98 earnings per share. Dominion Energy’s revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Dominion Energy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.330-3.480 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Dominion Energy Inc. will post 3.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Dominion Energy Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, December 20th. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th were paid a dividend of $0.6675 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 5th. This represents a $2.67 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. Dominion Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 90.82%.
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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