Drax Group (DRX) Competitors GBX 605.50 -11.50 (-1.86%) As of 12:20 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock DRX vs. UKW, GRP, GOOD, IES, ATOM, SAE, PNPL, BION, MAST, and NZIShould you be buying Drax Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Drax Group include Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), Greencoat Renewables (GRP), Good Energy Group (GOOD), Invinity Energy Systems (IES), Atome (ATOM), SIMEC Atlantis Energy (SAE), Pineapple Power (PNPL), BiON (BION), MAST Energy Developments (MAST), and Net Zero Infrastructure (NZI). These companies are all part of the "utilities - renewable" industry. Drax Group vs. Greencoat UK Wind Greencoat Renewables Good Energy Group Invinity Energy Systems Atome SIMEC Atlantis Energy Pineapple Power BiON MAST Energy Developments Net Zero Infrastructure Greencoat UK Wind (LON:UKW) and Drax Group (LON:DRX) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking and earnings. Does the media favor UKW or DRX? In the previous week, Drax Group had 2 more articles in the media than Greencoat UK Wind. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Drax Group and 1 mentions for Greencoat UK Wind. Greencoat UK Wind's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Drax Group's score of 0.74 indicating that Greencoat UK Wind is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Greencoat UK Wind 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Drax Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer UKW or DRX? Drax Group has a consensus target price of GBX 726.33, indicating a potential upside of 19.96%. Given Drax Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Drax Group is more favorable than Greencoat UK Wind.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Greencoat UK Wind 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Drax Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UKW or DRX? Drax Group received 384 more outperform votes than Greencoat UK Wind when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.28% of users gave Greencoat UK Wind an outperform vote while only 65.09% of users gave Drax Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGreencoat UK WindOutperform Votes18173.28% Underperform Votes6626.72% Drax GroupOutperform Votes56565.09% Underperform Votes30334.91% Which has higher earnings & valuation, UKW or DRX? Drax Group has higher revenue and earnings than Greencoat UK Wind. Drax Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greencoat UK Wind, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGreencoat UK Wind£266.34M9.90£77.89M£3.4533.93Drax Group£6.60B0.34£621.39M£168.583.59 Is UKW or DRX a better dividend stock? Greencoat UK Wind pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Drax Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Greencoat UK Wind pays out 319.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Drax Group pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of UKW or DRX? 60.9% of Greencoat UK Wind shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Drax Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Greencoat UK Wind shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Drax Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is UKW or DRX more profitable? Greencoat UK Wind has a net margin of 29.24% compared to Drax Group's net margin of 9.42%. Drax Group's return on equity of 31.63% beat Greencoat UK Wind's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Greencoat UK Wind29.24% 2.15% 2.03% Drax Group 9.42%31.63%11.44% Which has more risk and volatility, UKW or DRX? Greencoat UK Wind has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Drax Group has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDrax Group beats Greencoat UK Wind on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Drax Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DRX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 DRX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDrax GroupUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.22B£1.32B£15.96B£2.59BDividend Yield3.82%5.57%5.66%4.97%P/E Ratio3.599.4115.74133.69Price / Sales0.34100.4922.18239,757.82Price / Cash8.5540.2018.5328.12Price / Book1.071.292.044.55Net Income£621.39M£273.15M£667.57M£5.84B7 Day Performance1.34%-0.48%0.59%3.43%1 Month Performance3.12%-1.19%1.28%10.59%1 Year Performance14.79%3.34%9.88%117.06% Drax Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DRXDrax Group3.0238 of 5 starsGBX 605.50-1.9%GBX 726.33+20.0%+20.8%£2.22B£6.60B3.593,551News CoverageUKWGreencoat UK WindN/AGBX 113.50+0.4%N/A-15.8%£2.56B£266.34M32.92N/APositive NewsGRPGreencoat RenewablesN/AGBX 0.76+0.5%N/A-12.8%£849.63M£13.86B14.78N/ANews CoverageGOODGood Energy Group0.2827 of 5 starsGBX 489flatGBX 500+2.2%+91.8%£90.31M£215.83M-12.6570IESInvinity Energy Systems1.7918 of 5 starsGBX 12.80+3.6%GBX 40+212.5%-48.9%£55.98M£15.88M-1.47140Gap UpATOMAtomeN/AGBX 40-1.2%N/A-34.7%£23.60MN/A-5.2220SAESIMEC Atlantis EnergyN/AGBX 2.22-1.2%N/A+186.9%£15.44M£13.88M1.0522PNPLPineapple PowerN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.28MN/A-274.002High Trading VolumeBIONBiONN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.15M£1.20M-2.50N/AGap DownMASTMAST Energy DevelopmentsN/AGBX 0.20+5.3%N/A-40.0%£853,000.00£1.04M-20.0029,900Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpNZINet Zero InfrastructureN/AN/AN/AN/A£819,000.00N/A-135.004 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Greencoat UK Wind Competitors Greencoat Renewables Competitors Good Energy Group Competitors Invinity Energy Systems Competitors Atome Competitors SIMEC Atlantis Energy Competitors Pineapple Power Competitors BiON Competitors MAST Energy Developments Competitors Net Zero Infrastructure Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:DRX) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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