National Grid (NG.L) Competitors

National Grid (LON:NG) and National Grid (LON:NG.L) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Does the media refer more to NG or NG.L?

In the previous week, National Grid's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat National Grid's score of -0.27 indicating that National Grid is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
National Grid	Positive
National Grid	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NG or NG.L?

55.4% of National Grid shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of National Grid shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NG or NG.L more profitable?

National Grid has a net margin of 36.00% compared to National Grid's net margin of 0.00%. National Grid's return on equity of 10.16% beat National Grid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Grid	36.00%	10.16%	2.92%
National Grid	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate NG or NG.L?

National Grid presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,116.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.61%. Given National Grid's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National Grid is more favorable than National Grid.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Grid	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
National Grid	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is NG or NG.L a better dividend stock?

National Grid pays an annual dividend of GBX 55 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. National Grid pays an annual dividend of GBX 49 per share. National Grid pays out 7,432.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. National Grid pays out 115.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NG or NG.L?

National Grid received 4 more outperform votes than National Grid when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 36.36% of users gave National Grid an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave National Grid an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Grid	Outperform Votes 4 36.36%	Underperform Votes 7 63.64%
National Grid	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 11 100.00%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NG or NG.L?

National Grid has higher revenue and earnings than National Grid. National Grid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Grid, 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
National Grid	£21.66 billion	1.81	£2.71 billion	£0.74	1,442.57
National Grid	£15.66 billion	0.00	N/A	£42.40	N/A

Summary

National Grid beats National Grid on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.