International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) Competitors

International Consolidated Airlines Group (LON:IAG) and National Grid (LON:NG) are both large-cap precious metals companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Do analysts prefer IAG or NG?

International Consolidated Airlines Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 403.33, suggesting a potential upside of 5.01%. National Grid has a consensus price target of GBX 1,070, suggesting a potential upside of 1.33%. Given International Consolidated Airlines Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe International Consolidated Airlines Group is more favorable than National Grid.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Consolidated Airlines Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
National Grid	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, IAG or NG?

International Consolidated Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than National Grid. National Grid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Consolidated Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Consolidated Airlines Group	£33.28B	0.53	£3.43B	£0.65	594.58
National Grid	£25.99B	1.99	£3.00B	£60.87	17.35

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IAG or NG?

25.1% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.4% of National Grid shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of National Grid shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is IAG or NG a better dividend stock?

International Consolidated Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. National Grid pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. International Consolidated Airlines Group pays out 13.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Grid pays out 93.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is IAG or NG more profitable?

National Grid has a net margin of 11.54% compared to International Consolidated Airlines Group's net margin of 9.09%. International Consolidated Airlines Group's return on equity of 75.41% beat National Grid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Consolidated Airlines Group	9.09%	75.41%	5.44%
National Grid	11.54%	7.72%	3.66%

Which has more risk and volatility, IAG or NG?

International Consolidated Airlines Group has a beta of 2.31, indicating that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Grid has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor IAG or NG?

In the previous week, International Consolidated Airlines Group had 2 more articles in the media than National Grid. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for International Consolidated Airlines Group and 2 mentions for National Grid. International Consolidated Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat National Grid's score of -0.18 indicating that International Consolidated Airlines Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
International Consolidated Airlines Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Grid	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

International Consolidated Airlines Group beats National Grid on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.