Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TEP or SSE?

SSE has higher revenue and earnings than Telecom Plus. Telecom Plus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SSE, 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 Telecom Plus £1.94B 0.35 £70.86M £99.90 8.52 SSE £10.19B 2.78 £1.71B £105.40 22.29

Is TEP or SSE more profitable?

SSE has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Telecom Plus' net margin of 4.16%. Telecom Plus' return on equity of 32.38% beat SSE's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Telecom Plus 4.16% 32.38% 9.20% SSE 11.87% 9.45% 6.57%

Do analysts rate SSE or YU?

SSE currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 10.93%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SSE is more favorable than Yü Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SSE 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Yü Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SSE or YU?

SSE has higher revenue and earnings than Yü Group. Yü Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SSE, 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 £10.19B 2.78 £1.71B £105.40 22.29 Yü Group £538.89M 0.56 £35.66M £214.56 8.48

Is SSE or YU more profitable?

SSE has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Yü Group's net margin of 5.18%. Yü Group's return on equity of 51.00% beat SSE's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SSE 11.87% 9.45% 6.57% Yü Group 5.18% 51.00% 20.84%

Do analysts rate SSE or FLOW?

SSE presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 10.93%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe SSE is more favorable than Flowgroup. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SSE 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Flowgroup 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, SSE or FLOW?

SSE has higher revenue and earnings than Flowgroup. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio SSE £10.19B 2.78 £1.71B £105.40 22.29 Flowgroup N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is SSE or FLOW more profitable?

SSE has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Flowgroup's net margin of 0.00%. SSE's return on equity of 9.45% beat Flowgroup's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SSE 11.87% 9.45% 6.57% Flowgroup N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SSE or NG?

National Grid has higher revenue and earnings than SSE. National Grid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SSE, 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 £10.19B 2.78 £1.71B £105.40 22.29 National Grid £25.99B 2.25 £3.00B £60.87 19.55

Is SSE or NG more profitable?

National Grid has a net margin of 18.32% compared to SSE's net margin of 11.87%. SSE's return on equity of 9.45% beat National Grid's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SSE 11.87% 9.45% 6.57% National Grid 18.32% 8.47% 3.66%

Does the media prefer SSE or NG?

In the previous week, National Grid had 3 more articles in the media than SSE. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for National Grid and 1 mentions for SSE. SSE's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat National Grid's score of -0.43 indicating that SSE is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SSE 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral National Grid 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts prefer SSE or NG.L?

SSE presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 10.93%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe SSE is more favorable than National Grid. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SSE 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 National Grid 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SSE or NG.L?

SSE has higher earnings, but lower revenue than National Grid. National Grid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SSE, 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 £10.19B 2.78 £1.71B £105.40 22.29 National Grid £15.66B 0.00 N/A £42.40 N/A

Is SSE or NG.L more profitable?

SSE has a net margin of 11.87% compared to National Grid's net margin of 0.00%. SSE's return on equity of 9.45% beat National Grid's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SSE 11.87% 9.45% 6.57% National Grid N/A N/A N/A

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SSE vs. TEP, YU, FLOW, NG, and NG.L

Should you buy SSE stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares SSE with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with SSE include Telecom Plus (TEP), Yü Group (YU), Flowgroup (FLOW), National Grid (NG), and National Grid (NG.L). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

How does SSE compare to Telecom Plus?

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

Telecom Plus presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,500, indicating a potential upside of 76.26%. SSE has a consensus target price of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 10.93%. Given Telecom Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Telecom Plus is more favorable than SSE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Telecom Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
SSE	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

SSE has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Telecom Plus' net margin of 4.16%. Telecom Plus' return on equity of 32.38% beat SSE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Telecom Plus	4.16%	32.38%	9.20%
SSE	11.87%	9.45%	6.57%

SSE has higher revenue and earnings than Telecom Plus. Telecom Plus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SSE, 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
Telecom Plus	£1.94B	0.35	£70.86M	£99.90	8.52
SSE	£10.19B	2.78	£1.71B	£105.40	22.29

Telecom Plus has a beta of 0.426, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SSE has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Telecom Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 95 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. SSE pays an annual dividend of GBX 64.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Telecom Plus pays out 95.1% 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 pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

45.3% of Telecom Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of SSE shares are held by institutional investors. 14.6% of Telecom Plus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of SSE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, SSE had 1 more articles in the media than Telecom Plus. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SSE and 0 mentions for Telecom Plus. Telecom Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled SSE'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Telecom Plus	Neutral
SSE	Neutral

Summary

SSE beats Telecom Plus on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SSE compare to Yü Group?

SSE (LON:SSE) and Yü Group (LON:YU) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

SSE has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Yü Group has a beta of 0.829, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

SSE currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 10.93%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SSE is more favorable than Yü Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SSE	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Yü Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

SSE has higher revenue and earnings than Yü Group. Yü Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SSE, 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	£10.19B	2.78	£1.71B	£105.40	22.29
Yü Group	£538.89M	0.56	£35.66M	£214.56	8.48

In the previous week, SSE had 1 more articles in the media than Yü Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SSE and 0 mentions for Yü Group. SSE's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Yü Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SSE	Neutral
Yü Group	Neutral

SSE pays an annual dividend of GBX 64.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Yü Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. SSE pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Yü Group pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Yü Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

SSE has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Yü Group's net margin of 5.18%. Yü Group's return on equity of 51.00% beat SSE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SSE	11.87%	9.45%	6.57%
Yü Group	5.18%	51.00%	20.84%

65.9% of SSE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.4% of Yü Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of SSE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 72.4% of Yü Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

SSE beats Yü Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SSE compare to Flowgroup?

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

65.9% of SSE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of SSE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, SSE had 1 more articles in the media than Flowgroup. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SSE and 0 mentions for Flowgroup. SSE's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Flowgroup'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SSE	Neutral
Flowgroup	Neutral

SSE presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 10.93%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe SSE is more favorable than Flowgroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SSE	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Flowgroup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

SSE has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Flowgroup's net margin of 0.00%. SSE's return on equity of 9.45% beat Flowgroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SSE	11.87%	9.45%	6.57%
Flowgroup	N/A	N/A	N/A

SSE has higher revenue and earnings than Flowgroup.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SSE	£10.19B	2.78	£1.71B	£105.40	22.29
Flowgroup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

SSE beats Flowgroup on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SSE compare to National Grid?

SSE (LON:SSE) and National Grid (LON:NG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, National Grid had 3 more articles in the media than SSE. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for National Grid and 1 mentions for SSE. SSE's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat National Grid's score of -0.43 indicating that SSE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SSE	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
National Grid	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

SSE pays an annual dividend of GBX 64.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. National Grid pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. SSE pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Grid pays out 93.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

65.9% of SSE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.4% of National Grid shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of SSE shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of National Grid shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

National Grid has higher revenue and earnings than SSE. National Grid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SSE, 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	£10.19B	2.78	£1.71B	£105.40	22.29
National Grid	£25.99B	2.25	£3.00B	£60.87	19.55

National Grid has a net margin of 18.32% compared to SSE's net margin of 11.87%. SSE's return on equity of 9.45% beat National Grid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SSE	11.87%	9.45%	6.57%
National Grid	18.32%	8.47%	3.66%

SSE has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, National Grid has a beta of 0.599, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

SSE presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 10.93%. National Grid has a consensus target price of GBX 1,315.43, indicating a potential upside of 10.54%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SSE is more favorable than National Grid.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SSE	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
National Grid	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Summary

SSE beats National Grid on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SSE compare to National Grid?

SSE (LON:SSE) and National Grid (LON:NG.L) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

65.9% of SSE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of SSE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

SSE has a net margin of 11.87% compared to National Grid's net margin of 0.00%. SSE's return on equity of 9.45% beat National Grid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SSE	11.87%	9.45%	6.57%
National Grid	N/A	N/A	N/A

SSE pays an annual dividend of GBX 64.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. National Grid pays an annual dividend of GBX 49 per share. SSE pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Grid pays out 115.6% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

SSE has higher earnings, but lower revenue than National Grid. National Grid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SSE, 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	£10.19B	2.78	£1.71B	£105.40	22.29
National Grid	£15.66B	0.00	N/A	£42.40	N/A

In the previous week, SSE had 1 more articles in the media than National Grid. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SSE and 0 mentions for National Grid. SSE's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled National Grid'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SSE	Neutral
National Grid	Neutral

SSE presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 10.93%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe SSE is more favorable than National Grid.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SSE	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
National Grid	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

SSE beats National Grid on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	SSE	Electric Utilities Industry	Utilities Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£28.34B	£28.76B	£16.19B	£2.82B
Dividend Yield	2.96%	4.09%	4.00%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	22.29	16.84	23.05	368.29
Price / Sales	2.78	549.17	391.22	83,501.30
Price / Cash	63.12	28.17	18.78	27.89
Price / Book	2.18	1.73	2.24	7.04
Net Income	£1.71B	£1.60B	£701.59M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-2.03%	-0.96%	-1.08%	6.05%
1 Month Performance	-5.91%	-1.88%	-0.80%	-0.22%
1 Year Performance	27.22%	46.78%	18.61%	63.72%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SSE SSE	2.191 of 5 stars	GBX 2,349.71 +0.2%	GBX 2,606.57 +10.9%	+27.2%	£28.34B	£10.19B	22.29	12,180
TEP Telecom Plus	3.7762 of 5 stars	GBX 858.08 +0.7%	GBX 1,500 +74.8%	-53.9%	£681.24M	£1.94B	8.59	2,347	Positive News
YU Yü Group	N/A	GBX 1,785 flat	N/A	+23.4%	£298.19M	£538.89M	8.32	382	High Trading Volume
FLOW Flowgroup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.00	N/A	N/A	4,800	Gap Down
NG National Grid	2.7875 of 5 stars	GBX 1,222.50 -1.2%	GBX 1,315.43 +7.6%	+10.2%	£60.02B	£25.99B	20.09	10	High Trading Volume

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