SSE (SSE) Competitors

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SSE	£10.47B	1.82	£1.71B	£156.52	11.14
Telecom Plus	£2.03B	0.80	£70.86M	£88.79	22.92

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SSE	Outperform Votes 538 56.87%	Underperform Votes 408 43.13%
Telecom Plus	Outperform Votes 299 71.02%	Underperform Votes 122 28.98%

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)	2.33
Telecom 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
SSE	16.36%	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.

Summary

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