National Grid (NG) Competitors GBX 1,081.50 +4.00 (+0.37%) As of 10/6/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock NG vs. WPM, IAG, AUY, BTG, SFR, TRX, NAK, EGI, IMG, and EDGShould you be buying National Grid stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Grid include Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Yamana Gold (AUY), BTG (BTG), Severfield (SFR), Tissue Regenix Group (TRX), Nakama Group plc (NAK.L) (NAK), (EGI.L) (EGI), 532753 (IMG.L) (IMG), and 651814 (EDG.L) (EDG). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. National Grid vs. Its Competitors Wheaton Precious Metals International Consolidated Airlines Group Yamana Gold BTG Severfield Tissue Regenix Group Nakama Group plc (NAK.L) (EGI.L) 532753 (IMG.L) 651814 (EDG.L) National Grid (LON:NG) and Wheaton Precious Metals (LON:WPM) are both large-cap precious metals companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has better valuation & earnings, NG or WPM? National Grid has higher revenue and earnings than Wheaton Precious Metals. National Grid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNational Grid£25.99B2.04£3.00B£60.8717.77Wheaton Precious Metals£1.66B22.34£754.42M£1.744,711.98 Is NG or WPM a better dividend stock? National Grid pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is NG or WPM more profitable? Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to National Grid's net margin of 11.54%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 8.56% beat National Grid's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets National Grid11.54% 7.72% 3.66% Wheaton Precious Metals 50.05%8.56%5.35% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NG or WPM? 59.4% of National Grid shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of National Grid shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate NG or WPM? National Grid currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,070, indicating a potential downside of 1.06%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of GBX 8,300, indicating a potential upside of 1.47%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than National Grid.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score National Grid 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Wheaton Precious Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, NG or WPM? National Grid has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to NG or WPM? In the previous week, National Grid had 8 more articles in the media than Wheaton Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for National Grid and 0 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat National Grid's score of -0.11 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment National Grid Neutral Wheaton Precious Metals Very Positive SummaryWheaton Precious Metals beats National Grid on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get National Grid News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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 NG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNational GridUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£53.10B£20.99B£17.55B£2.60BDividend Yield5.74%5.32%4.62%5.29%P/E Ratio17.7765.6357.324,437.11Price / Sales2.0440.0635.8899,969.79Price / Cash12.60135.4619.3427.90Price / Book1.361.682.268.64Net Income£3.00B£982.11M£748.50M£5.89B7 Day Performance2.37%-0.22%8.08%0.50%1 Month Performance4.59%0.57%10.54%5.97%1 Year Performance8.48%9.72%136.03%164.53% National Grid Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGNational Grid1.3011 of 5 starsGBX 1,081.50+0.4%GBX 1,070-1.1%+8.1%£53.10B£25.99B17.7710High Trading VolumeWPMWheaton Precious Metals0.7928 of 5 starsGBX 8,220-1.9%GBX 8,300+1.0%+75.3%£37.32B£1.66B4,735.0242Positive NewsGap UpIAGInternational Consolidated Airlines Group1.5246 of 5 starsGBX 384.50+0.1%GBX 403.33+4.9%+102.0%£17.79B£33.28B595.205,360AUYYamana GoldN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.57B£1.81B-572.2911,600BTGBTGN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.26B£914.10M29.474,690SFRSeverfieldN/AGBX 30.46-2.4%N/A-61.7%£89.94M£450.91M-653.651,900Dividend CutGap DownTRXTissue Regenix GroupN/AGBX 12.90-38.6%N/A-81.3%£9.19M£28.65M-1,289.90120High Trading VolumeNAKNakama Group plc (NAK.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.44M£8.09M-6.1353Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeEGI(EGI.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.006Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeIMG532753 (IMG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.005,360High Trading VolumeEDG651814 (EDG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.002,610 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wheaton Precious Metals Alternatives International Consolidated Airlines Group Alternatives Yamana Gold Alternatives BTG Alternatives Severfield Alternatives Tissue Regenix Group Alternatives Nakama Group plc (NAK.L) Alternatives (EGI.L) Alternatives 532753 (IMG.L) Alternatives 651814 (EDG.L) Alternatives 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:NG) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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