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GBX 1,735.50 -7.50 (-0.43%)
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SSE vs. TEP, YU, FLOW, NG, NG.L, SVT, UU, CNA, UKW, and PNN

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), 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.

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.

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.

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.

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£10.47B1.82£1.71B£156.5211.14
Telecom Plus£2.03B0.80£70.86M£88.7922.92

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
SSEOutperform Votes
538
56.87%
Underperform Votes
408
43.13%
Telecom PlusOutperform Votes
299
71.02%
Underperform Votes
122
28.98%

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

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)
2.33
Telecom Plus
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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%

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.

Summary

SSE and Telecom Plus tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SSE vs. The Competition

MetricSSEUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£19.09B£14.77B£16.11B£2.62B
Dividend Yield4.07%4.21%5.72%5.05%
P/E Ratio11.1415.2420.27129.34
Price / Sales1.8235.3621.92221,585.85
Price / Cash63.1216.8918.7128.03
Price / Book1.622.682.113.79
Net Income£1.71B-£1.47B£661.92M£5.88B
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SSE
SSE
2.5152 of 5 stars
GBX 1,735.50
-0.4%
GBX 2,050
+18.1%
-4.0%£19.01B£10.47B11.0912,180Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Cut
TEP
Telecom Plus
2.68 of 5 stars
GBX 2,015
+0.8%
GBX 2,600
+29.0%
+12.1%£1.60B£2.03B22.692,347Gap Down
YU
Yü Group
N/AGBX 1,582.50
+0.5%
N/A-13.0%£264.36M£538.89M7.38382News Coverage
High Trading Volume
FLOW
Flowgroup
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.004,800Gap Down
NG
National Grid
2.9961 of 5 stars
GBX 1,061.50
+1.5%
GBX 1,131.67
+6.6%
-3.5%£52.12B£25.99B17.4410High Trading Volume
NG.L
National Grid
N/AN/AN/AN/A£45.42B£15.66B29.1723,683News Coverage
High Trading Volume
SVT
Severn Trent
1.1062 of 5 stars
GBX 2,700
+1.0%
GBX 2,600
-3.7%
+3.9%£8.06B£2.97B45.07270News Coverage
Earnings Report
UU
United Utilities Group
1.9855 of 5 stars
GBX 1,114
+1.5%
GBX 1,230
+10.4%
+5.5%£7.63B£1.96B60.136,000High Trading Volume
CNA
Centrica
2.2783 of 5 stars
GBX 152
+2.1%
GBX 158.33
+4.2%
+7.9%£7.60B£19.40B7.246,100
UKW
Greencoat UK Wind
N/AGBX 112.40
+1.3%
N/A-19.8%£2.53B£266.34M32.60N/A
PNN
Pennon Group
1.3907 of 5 stars
GBX 499.47
+0.7%
GBX 497
-0.5%
-23.0%£2.32B£1.55B-140.433,000News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Cut

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This page (LON:SSE) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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