DOMINION Energy (D) closed at $63.67, up 1.28 percent, outpacing the S&P 500's 1.09 percent decline. The Dow fell 0.34 percent and the Nasdaq dropped 2.15 percent.
The outperformance masks weakness over the past month: D lost 2.22 percent while the Utilities sector gained 0.4 percent and the S&P 500 rose 2.44 percent.
Dominion reports third-quarter earnings Oct. 30. Analysts expect EPS of $1.17, up 10.38 percent year-over-year, on revenue of $4.78 billion (up 5.58 percent). For the full year, consensus calls for $3.59 EPS (up 4.97 percent) and $18.36 billion in revenue (up 11.26 percent).
The stock carries a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold). Analysts have modestly raised full-year EPS estimates by 0.08 percent over the past month.
D trades at a forward P/E of 17.51, a premium to the Utility - Electric Power industry average of 17.18. Its PEG ratio of 2.92 exceeds the sector average of 2.53. The Utility - Electric Power industry ranks 90th among more than 250 Zacks industries.
