SSE (SSE) Competitors GBX 1,735.50 -7.50 (-0.43%) As of 09:52 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SSE vs. TEP, YU, FLOW, NG, NG.L, SVT, UU, CNA, UKW, and PNNShould you be buying SSE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SSE include Telecom Plus (TEP), Yü Group (YU), Flowgroup (FLOW), National Grid (NG), National Grid (NG.L), Severn Trent (SVT), United Utilities Group (UU), Centrica (CNA), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), and Pennon Group (PNN). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. SSE vs. Telecom Plus Yü Group Flowgroup National Grid National Grid Severn Trent United Utilities Group Centrica Greencoat UK Wind Pennon Group SSE (LON:SSE) and Telecom Plus (LON:TEP) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment. Is SSE or TEP a better dividend stock? SSE pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Telecom Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 83 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. SSE pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telecom Plus pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more risk and volatility, SSE or TEP? SSE has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telecom Plus has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SSE or TEP? SSE has higher revenue and earnings than Telecom Plus. SSE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telecom Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSSE£10.47B1.82£1.71B£156.5211.14Telecom Plus£2.03B0.80£70.86M£88.7922.92 Does the MarketBeat Community favor SSE or TEP? SSE received 239 more outperform votes than Telecom Plus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.02% of users gave Telecom Plus an outperform vote while only 56.87% of users gave SSE an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSSEOutperform Votes53856.87% Underperform Votes40843.13% Telecom PlusOutperform Votes29971.02% Underperform Votes12228.98% Does the media prefer SSE or TEP? In the previous week, SSE had 9 more articles in the media than Telecom Plus. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for SSE and 2 mentions for Telecom Plus. Telecom Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat SSE's score of 0.05 indicating that Telecom Plus is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SSE 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Telecom Plus 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer SSE or TEP? SSE currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,050, indicating a potential upside of 17.61%. Telecom Plus has a consensus price target of GBX 2,600, indicating a potential upside of 27.76%. Given Telecom Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Telecom Plus is more favorable than SSE.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SSE 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Telecom Plus 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is SSE or TEP more profitable? SSE has a net margin of 16.36% compared to Telecom Plus' net margin of 3.48%. Telecom Plus' return on equity of 31.35% beat SSE's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SSE16.36% 17.83% 6.57% Telecom Plus 3.48%31.35%9.20% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SSE or TEP? 70.5% of SSE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of Telecom Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of SSE shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Telecom Plus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySSE and Telecom Plus tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SSE News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SSE 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 SSE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSSEUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£19.09B£14.77B£16.11B£2.62BDividend Yield4.07%4.21%5.72%5.05%P/E Ratio11.1415.2420.27129.34Price / Sales1.8235.3621.92221,585.85Price / Cash63.1216.8918.7128.03Price / Book1.622.682.113.79Net Income£1.71B-£1.47B£661.92M£5.88B7 Day Performance-0.11%1.47%0.77%0.30%1 Month Performance9.07%2.97%2.59%21.29%1 Year Performance-1.50%12.41%8.78%129.43% SSE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSESSE2.5152 of 5 starsGBX 1,735.50-0.4%GBX 2,050+18.1%-4.0%£19.01B£10.47B11.0912,180Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend CutTEPTelecom Plus2.68 of 5 starsGBX 2,015+0.8%GBX 2,600+29.0%+12.1%£1.60B£2.03B22.692,347Gap DownYUYü GroupN/AGBX 1,582.50+0.5%N/A-13.0%£264.36M£538.89M7.38382News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeFLOWFlowgroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.004,800Gap DownNGNational Grid2.9961 of 5 starsGBX 1,061.50+1.5%GBX 1,131.67+6.6%-3.5%£52.12B£25.99B17.4410High Trading VolumeNG.LNational GridN/AN/AN/AN/A£45.42B£15.66B29.1723,683News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSVTSevern Trent1.1062 of 5 starsGBX 2,700+1.0%GBX 2,600-3.7%+3.9%£8.06B£2.97B45.07270News CoverageEarnings ReportUUUnited Utilities Group1.9855 of 5 starsGBX 1,114+1.5%GBX 1,230+10.4%+5.5%£7.63B£1.96B60.136,000High Trading VolumeCNACentrica2.2783 of 5 starsGBX 152+2.1%GBX 158.33+4.2%+7.9%£7.60B£19.40B7.246,100UKWGreencoat UK WindN/AGBX 112.40+1.3%N/A-19.8%£2.53B£266.34M32.60N/APNNPennon Group1.3907 of 5 starsGBX 499.47+0.7%GBX 497-0.5%-23.0%£2.32B£1.55B-140.433,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Telecom Plus Alternatives Yü Group Alternatives Flowgroup Alternatives National Grid Alternatives National Grid Alternatives Severn Trent Alternatives United Utilities Group Alternatives Centrica Alternatives Greencoat UK Wind Alternatives Pennon Group 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:SSE) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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