Investors Purchase High Volume of Dominion Energy Call Options (NYSE:D)

Dominion Energy Inc. (NYSE:D) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors acquired 15,526 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 411% compared to the average volume of 3,036 call options.

More Dominion Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Dominion Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dominion and NextEra Energy filed regulatory applications for their proposed mega-merger, advancing a deal that could create the world’s largest regulated electric utility. The companies also said customers in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina would receive $2.25 billion in shareholder-funded bill credits, which may help ease regulatory concerns and support the stock. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports said the merger process is now moving into formal state and federal review, signaling meaningful progress on a transaction that could reshape Dominion’s long-term growth profile and scale. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Dominion Energy is also piloting LōD’s grid-responsive AI inference technology in Ashland, Virginia, which fits the company’s push to manage rising power demand from data centers more efficiently. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Traders bought an unusually large number of Dominion call options, suggesting speculation that shares could continue moving higher, but this reflects positioning rather than a confirmed fundamental catalyst.

Dominion Energy Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of D opened at $71.08 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $67.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $63.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The company has a market capitalization of $62.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.03 and a beta of 0.65. Dominion Energy has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $72.99.

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.05. Dominion Energy had a return on equity of 9.63% and a net margin of 16.93%.The business had revenue of $5.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.93 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Dominion Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.450-3.690 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Dominion Energy will post 3.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dominion Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, June 20th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th were given a $0.6675 dividend. This represents a $2.67 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. Dominion Energy’s payout ratio is 78.99%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dominion Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Dominion Energy by 64.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 9,081 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $489,000 after purchasing an additional 3,553 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in shares of Dominion Energy by 8.3% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 17,571 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $985,000 after buying an additional 1,344 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP raised its stake in shares of Dominion Energy by 40.7% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 70,968 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,979,000 after buying an additional 20,522 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Dominion Energy by 71.2% during the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 30,460 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,708,000 after acquiring an additional 12,663 shares during the period. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its holdings in Dominion Energy by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 124,573 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $7,041,000 after acquiring an additional 10,775 shares during the period. 73.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on D. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Dominion Energy from $66.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Dominion Energy from $69.00 to $68.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Wall Street Zen cut Dominion Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Seaport Research Partners lowered shares of Dominion Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Dominion Energy from $66.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $67.62.

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.