LON:NG National Grid (NG) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 1,186.50 +7.50 (+0.64%) As of 08/20/2026 Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About National Grid Stock (LON:NG) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get National Grid alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 1,175.50▼ 1,194.5050-Day Range 1,175.50▼ 1,25752-Week Range 645▼ 1,145.50Volume8.22 million shsAverage VolumeN/AMarket Capitalization£58.25 billionP/E Ratio19.49Dividend Yield5.74%Price TargetGBX 1,299.71Consensus RatingHold Company Overview National Grid plc transmits and distributes electricity and gas. It operates through UK Electricity Transmission, UK Electricity Distribution, UK Electricity System Operator, New England, New York, National Grid Ventures, and Other segments. The UK Electricity Transmission segment provides electricity transmission and construction work services in England and Wales. The UK Electricity Distribution segment offers electricity distribution services in Midlands, and South West of England and South Wales. The UK Electricity System Operator segment provides balancing services for supply and demand of electricity on Great Britain's electricity transmission system; and acts as an agent on behalf of transmission operators. The New England segment offers electricity and gas distribution, and electricity transmission services in New England. The New York segment provides electricity and gas distribution, and electricity transmission services in New York. The National Grid Ventures segment provides transmission services through electricity interconnectors and LNG importation at the Isle of Grain, as well as sale of renewables projects. The Other segment engages in the leasing and sale of commercial property, as well as insurance activities in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Read More National Grid Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks56th Percentile Overall ScoreNG MarketRank™: National Grid scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.4 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingNational Grid has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialNational Grid has a consensus price target of GBX 1,299.71, representing about 10.2% upside from its current price of GBX 1,179.Amount of Analyst CoverageNational Grid has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about National Grid's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of National Grid is 19.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.27.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of National Grid is 19.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 25.03.Price to Earnings Growth RatioNational Grid has a PEG Ratio of 2.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioNational Grid has a P/B Ratio of 1.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for NG. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipNational Grid is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.74%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthNational Grid does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of National Grid is 93.65%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about National Grid's dividend. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.51 News SentimentNational Grid has a news sentiment score of 0.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for National Grid this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest11 people have searched for NG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added National Grid to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership2.9 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Cluster Insider Buying3 insiders have purchased shares of National Grid in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, National Grid insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £523,279 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.18% of the stock of National Grid is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions59.40% of the stock of National Grid is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about National Grid's insider trading history. Receive NG Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for National Grid and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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NG Stock News HeadlinesGood news for residents as FG adds 208MW to national power gridAugust 18 at 9:55 AM | msn.comInsider Buying: National Grid (LON:NG) Insider Buys 12 SharesAugust 11, 2026 | insidertrades.comPorter flew 3,300 miles to investigate this systemPorter Stansberry flew the Porter and Co. team 3,300 miles to Dublin to investigate a 17-year investing experiment called Project Prophet - and documented everything on film. Rooted in the laws of physics, this quantitative approach challenges conventional wealth-building wisdom. With 17 years of verified data behind it, Porter calls it unlike anything he has seen in nearly 30 years in the business. | Porter & Company (Ad)National Grid appoints UK and US presidents in management shake-upAugust 3, 2026 | uk.finance.yahoo.comNational grid collapse: Accra, other major Ghanaian cities in darknessJuly 31, 2026 | msn.comNational Grid falls Wednesday, underperforms marketJuly 29, 2026 | marketwatch.comNational Grid hits Yorkshire milestone: What £44B in debt means for income investorsJuly 29, 2026 | msn.comNigeria's Solar Boom Bypasses National Grid As Utility-Scale Investment Stalls - ReportJuly 23, 2026 | msn.comSee More Headlines NG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have NG shares performed this year? National Grid's stock was trading at GBX 1,141.50 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, NG stock has increased by 3.3% and is now trading at GBX 1,179. How were National Grid's earnings last quarter? National Grid plc (LON:NG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 14th. The company reported $78.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $17.69 billion for the quarter. National Grid had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.47% and a net margin of 18.32%. How do I buy shares of National Grid? Shares of NG stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What other stocks do shareholders of National Grid own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that National Grid investors own include Aviva (AV), BP (BP), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Meta Platforms (META), Glencore (GLEN), NVIDIA (NVDA) and CocaCola (KO). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/14/2026Today8/20/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorUtilities Industry Electric Utilities Sub-IndustryElectric Utilities Current SymbolLON:NG CIKN/A Webwww.nationalgridet.com Phone44 20 7004 3000FaxN/AEmployees10Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for National GridGBX 1,299.71 High Price TargetGBX 1,440 Low Price TargetGBX 1,160 Potential Upside/Downside+9.5%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.29 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 60.87 Trailing P/E Ratio19.49 Forward P/E Ratio17.71 P/E Growth2.06Net Income£3.00 billion Net Margins18.32% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity8.47% Return on Assets3.66% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio118.97 Current Ratio0.76 Quick Ratio0.34 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£25.99 billion Price / Sales2.24 Cash FlowGBX 94.15 per share Price / Cash Flow12.60 Book ValueGBX 797.32 per share Price / Book1.49Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares4,909,648,277Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£58.25 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.59 7 Energy Stocks to Buy and Hold ForeverWith the proliferation of data centers and electric vehicles, the electric grid will only get more strained. 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