Dominion Resources Inc (D): Today's Featured Utilities Winner
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Clean Energy Fuels Corporation
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), up 10.8%,
China Hydroelectric Corporation
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), up 8.4%,
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Dominion Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in producing and transporting energy in the United States. It operates in three segments: DVP, Dominion Generation, and Dominion Energy. Dominion Resources has a market cap of $28.35 billion and is part of the utilities industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 24.3, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 7.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are four analysts that rate Dominion Resources a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Dominion Resources as a
. The company's strongest point has been its very decent return on equity which we feel should persist. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full Dominion Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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