National Grid (NGG) Competitors $63.63 -1.44 (-2.21%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends NGG vs. WMB, EPD, ET, KMI, TRP, TRGP, WES, DTM, KNTK, and AMShould you be buying National Grid stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Grid include Williams Companies (WMB), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Kinder Morgan (KMI), TC Energy (TRP), Targa Resources (TRGP), Western Midstream Partners (WES), DT Midstream (DTM), Kinetik (KNTK), and Antero Midstream (AM). These companies are all part of the "natural gas transmission" industry. National Grid vs. Williams Companies Enterprise Products Partners Energy Transfer Kinder Morgan TC Energy Targa Resources Western Midstream Partners DT Midstream Kinetik Antero Midstream Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) and National Grid (NYSE:NGG) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings. Do analysts rate WMB or NGG? Williams Companies currently has a consensus target price of $48.62, suggesting a potential downside of 7.17%. Given Williams Companies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Williams Companies is more favorable than National Grid.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Williams Companies 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50National Grid 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has more risk and volatility, WMB or NGG? Williams Companies has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Grid has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in WMB or NGG? 86.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of National Grid shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is WMB or NGG a better dividend stock? Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. National Grid pays an annual dividend of $4.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Williams Companies pays out 81.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media prefer WMB or NGG? In the previous week, Williams Companies had 9 more articles in the media than National Grid. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Williams Companies and 6 mentions for National Grid. Williams Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat National Grid's score of 0.52 indicating that Williams Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Williams Companies 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive National Grid 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WMB or NGG more profitable? Williams Companies has a net margin of 27.11% compared to National Grid's net margin of 0.00%. Williams Companies' return on equity of 16.17% beat National Grid's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Williams Companies27.11% 16.17% 4.55% National Grid N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WMB or NGG? Williams Companies received 176 more outperform votes than National Grid when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.89% of users gave Williams Companies an outperform vote while only 58.78% of users gave National Grid an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWilliams CompaniesOutperform Votes68871.89% Underperform Votes26928.11% National GridOutperform Votes51258.78% Underperform Votes35941.22% Which has better valuation and earnings, WMB or NGG? Williams Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than National Grid. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWilliams Companies$10.45B6.11$3.18B$2.3322.48National Grid$19.85B3.13$2.88BN/AN/A SummaryWilliams Companies beats National Grid on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Timothy SykesThe most productive 1 min of your day… This next step in your trading career is a simple, yet important one. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NGG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNational GridNatural gas transmission IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$62.14B$24.50B$12.74B$19.18BDividend Yield7.50%5.67%4.04%3.52%P/E RatioN/A23.1082.4431.43Price / Sales3.133.0625.9217.89Price / Cash8.3510.9818.7820.46Price / Book1.342.872.255.38Net Income$2.88B$1.27B$614.22M$984.71M7 Day Performance-4.15%-1.02%0.01%-0.53%1 Month Performance-8.73%3.45%-1.41%-0.95%1 Year Performance5.72%41.53%14.98%29.33% National Grid Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGGNational Grid1.2158 of 5 stars$63.63-2.2%N/A+8.0%$62.18B$19.85B0.0031,425WMBWilliams Companies4.2362 of 5 stars$52.38+1.0%$48.62-7.2%+53.4%$63.84B$10.45B22.485,601Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionEPDEnterprise Products Partners3.8843 of 5 stars$29.28+0.6%$33.73+15.2%+10.6%$63.55B$54.86B11.187,500Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageETEnergy Transfer4.1966 of 5 stars$16.42+0.2%$20.00+21.8%+25.1%$55.34B$83.63B13.8013,786Upcoming EarningsDividend CutShort Interest ↑KMIKinder Morgan4.2362 of 5 stars$24.92+1.2%$24.910.0%+54.0%$55.31B$15.15B21.8610,891Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionTRPTC Energy3.935 of 5 stars$46.21-0.2%$48.50+5.0%+35.6%$47.96B$16.50B18.947,415Upcoming EarningsOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionTRGPTarga Resources4.5774 of 5 stars$165.90+0.9%$152.79-7.9%+99.4%$36.35B$16.06B34.933,182Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionWESWestern Midstream Partners2.7036 of 5 stars$37.30-0.2%$38.13+2.2%+37.9%$14.19B$3.43B9.611,377Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑DTMDT Midstream3.9736 of 5 stars$89.97+0.8%$77.38-14.0%+70.5%$8.74B$962M21.68360Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageKNTKKinetik1.4796 of 5 stars$49.32+0.9%$45.71-7.3%+39.3%$7.70B$1.38B19.19200Upcoming EarningsEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionAMAntero Midstream3.8106 of 5 stars$14.99+0.7%$14.50-3.3%+23.0%$7.21B$1.14B18.74590Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WMB Alternatives EPD Alternatives ET Alternatives KMI Alternatives TRP Alternatives TRGP Alternatives WES Alternatives DTM Alternatives KNTK Alternatives AM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:NGG) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | Sponsoredtop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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