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GBX 1,868.50 +3.00 (+0.16%)
As of 07/4/2025

SSE vs. TEP, YU, FLOW, NG, NG.L, SVT, CNA, UU, UKW, and DRX

Should 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), Centrica (CNA), United Utilities Group (UU), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), and Drax Group (DRX). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

SSE vs. Its Competitors

SSE (LON:SSE) and Telecom Plus (LON:TEP) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

In the previous week, SSE had 16 more articles in the media than Telecom Plus. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for SSE and 0 mentions for Telecom Plus. SSE's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Telecom Plus' score of 0.00 indicating that SSE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
SSE Neutral
Telecom Plus Neutral

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 Ratio
SSE£10.47B1.95£1.71B£156.5211.94
Telecom Plus£2.03B0.79£70.86M£88.7922.81

SSE pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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.

SSE has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telecom Plus has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Telecom Plus has a consensus price target of GBX 2,600, indicating a potential upside of 28.40%. 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)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Telecom Plus
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

SSE and Telecom Plus tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SSE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SSE vs. The Competition

MetricSSEUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£20.47B£15.22B£16.56B£2.96B
Dividend Yield4.07%4.21%5.58%5.02%
P/E Ratio11.9415.7720.45147.88
Price / Sales1.9536.9427.75258,917.23
Price / Cash63.1216.8919.1427.97
Price / Book1.732.722.164.61
Net Income£1.71B-£1.47B£751.09M£5.90B
7 Day Performance2.10%1.30%1.18%1.04%
1 Month Performance6.38%2.57%3.03%4.36%
1 Year Performance0.73%17.73%16.55%82.36%

SSE Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SSE
SSE
N/AGBX 1,868.50
+0.2%
N/A+0.7%£20.47B£10.47B11.9412,180Dividend Cut
TEP
Telecom Plus
N/AGBX 1,932
+0.9%
GBX 2,600
+34.6%
+11.9%£1.54B£2.03B21.762,347
YU
Yü Group
N/AGBX 1,690
+2.4%
N/A-3.2%£282.32M£538.89M7.88382Gap Up
High Trading Volume
FLOW
Flowgroup
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.004,800Gap Down
NG
National Grid
1.5996 of 5 stars
GBX 1,061.50
-0.2%
GBX 1,135
+6.9%
+13.5%£52.12B£25.99B17.4410News Coverage
Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
NG.L
National Grid
N/AN/AN/AN/A£45.42B£15.66B29.1723,683News Coverage
High Trading Volume
SVT
Severn Trent
1.594 of 5 stars
GBX 2,734
-0.4%
GBX 2,600
-4.9%
+7.4%£8.16B£2.97B45.63270News Coverage
CNA
Centrica
2.3894 of 5 stars
GBX 161.55
-1.5%
GBX 150
-7.1%
+12.5%£8.07B£19.40B7.706,100Gap Down
UU
United Utilities Group
3.4513 of 5 stars
GBX 1,141.50
-0.9%
N/A+12.8%£7.82B£1.96B61.626,000High Trading Volume
UKW
Greencoat UK Wind
N/AGBX 120.50
-1.2%
N/A-9.4%£2.72B£266.34M34.95N/A
DRX
Drax Group
3.2783 of 5 stars
GBX 693.06
+2.4%
GBX 726.33
+4.8%
+25.8%£2.54B£6.60B4.113,551News Coverage
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This page (LON:SSE) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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