Which has better 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 £1.88B 0.30 £70.86M £82.30 8.63 SSE £10.19B 2.77 £1.71B £105.40 22.18

Is TEP or SSE more profitable?

SSE has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Telecom Plus' net margin of 3.51%. Telecom Plus' return on equity of 27.40% beat SSE's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Telecom Plus 3.51% 27.40% 9.20% SSE 11.87% 9.45% 6.57%

Do analysts prefer SSE or YU?

SSE currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 11.49%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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 2.77 £1.71B £105.40 22.18 Yü Group £538.89M 0.52 £35.66M £214.56 7.83

Is SSE or YU more profitable?

SSE has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Yü Group's net margin of 5.11%. Yü Group's return on equity of 31.43% beat SSE's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SSE 11.87% 9.45% 6.57% Yü Group 5.11% 31.43% 20.84%

Do analysts rate SSE or FLOW?

SSE currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 11.49%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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 higher valuation & earnings, 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 2.77 £1.71B £105.40 22.18 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 preferable valuation and earnings, NG or SSE?

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 National Grid £25.99B 2.31 £3.00B £60.87 20.06 SSE £10.19B 2.77 £1.71B £105.40 22.18

Is NG or SSE 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 National Grid 18.32% 8.47% 3.66% SSE 11.87% 9.45% 6.57%

Do analysts recommend NG.L or SSE?

SSE has a consensus target price of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 11.49%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SSE is more favorable than National Grid. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score National Grid 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SSE 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57

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

SSE has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 National Grid £15.66B 0.00 N/A £42.40 N/A SSE £10.19B 2.77 £1.71B £105.40 22.18

Is NG.L or SSE 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 National Grid N/A N/A N/A SSE 11.87% 9.45% 6.57%

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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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and media sentiment.

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	£1.88B	0.30	£70.86M	£82.30	8.63
SSE	£10.19B	2.77	£1.71B	£105.40	22.18

SSE has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Telecom Plus' net margin of 3.51%. Telecom Plus' return on equity of 27.40% beat SSE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Telecom Plus	3.51%	27.40%	9.20%
SSE	11.87%	9.45%	6.57%

In the previous week, Telecom Plus had 6 more articles in the media than SSE. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Telecom Plus and 0 mentions for SSE. Telecom Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled SSE'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Telecom Plus	Neutral
SSE	Neutral

Telecom Plus presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,400, indicating a potential upside of 238.03%. SSE has a consensus price target of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 11.49%. Given Telecom Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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

45.3% of Telecom Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of SSE shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Telecom Plus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of SSE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Telecom Plus has a beta of 0.417, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SSE has a beta of 0.596, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Telecom Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 94 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. SSE pays an annual dividend of GBX 64.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Telecom Plus pays out 114.2% 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.

Summary

SSE beats Telecom Plus on 10 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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

SSE has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Yü Group's net margin of 5.11%. Yü Group's return on equity of 31.43% beat SSE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SSE	11.87%	9.45%	6.57%
Yü Group	5.11%	31.43%	20.84%

In the previous week, 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 has a beta of 0.596, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Yü Group has a beta of 0.825, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

SSE currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 11.49%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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	2.77	£1.71B	£105.40	22.18
Yü Group	£538.89M	0.52	£35.66M	£214.56	7.83

66.8% of SSE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.4% of Yü Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of SSE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 72.4% of Yü Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

SSE pays an annual dividend of GBX 64.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Yü Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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.

Summary

SSE beats Yü Group on 9 of the 16 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

66.8% of SSE shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of SSE shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

SSE currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 11.49%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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

In the previous week, SSE's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Flowgroup'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SSE	Neutral
Flowgroup	Neutral

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	2.77	£1.71B	£105.40	22.18
Flowgroup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

SSE beats Flowgroup on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SSE compare to National Grid?

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

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
National Grid	18.32%	8.47%	3.66%
SSE	11.87%	9.45%	6.57%

National Grid pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. SSE pays an annual dividend of GBX 64.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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. SSE pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

59.4% of National Grid shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of SSE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of National Grid shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of SSE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

National Grid has a beta of 0.604, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SSE has a beta of 0.596, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

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
National Grid	£25.99B	2.31	£3.00B	£60.87	20.06
SSE	£10.19B	2.77	£1.71B	£105.40	22.18

National Grid presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,315.43, indicating a potential upside of 7.73%. SSE has a consensus price target of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 11.49%. 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
National Grid	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
SSE	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

In the previous week, National Grid had 4 more articles in the media than SSE. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for National Grid and 0 mentions for SSE. National Grid's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat SSE's score of 0.00 indicating that National Grid is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
National Grid	Positive
SSE	Neutral

Summary

SSE beats National Grid on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SSE compare to National Grid?

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

SSE has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
National Grid	£15.66B	0.00	N/A	£42.40	N/A
SSE	£10.19B	2.77	£1.71B	£105.40	22.18

National Grid pays an annual dividend of GBX 49 per share. SSE pays an annual dividend of GBX 64.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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 pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SSE is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, National Grid's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat SSE's score of 0.00 indicating that National Grid is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
National Grid	Positive
SSE	Neutral

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
National Grid	N/A	N/A	N/A
SSE	11.87%	9.45%	6.57%

SSE has a consensus target price of GBX 2,606.57, indicating a potential upside of 11.49%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SSE is more favorable than National Grid.

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

66.8% 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SSE beats National Grid on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	SSE	Utilities Industry	Utilities Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£28.20B	£19.44B	£18.64B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	2.95%	4.17%	3.99%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	22.18	47.00	20.23	365.72
Price / Sales	2.77	40.86	44.45	86,253.69
Price / Cash	63.12	24.53	19.26	27.85
Price / Book	2.17	3.04	2.46	7.92
Net Income	£1.71B	-£1.31B	£785.96M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.42%	-1.89%	-0.49%	-0.87%
1 Month Performance	-2.93%	-3.39%	-1.71%	-0.76%
1 Year Performance	27.48%	35.40%	14.87%	70.67%

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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	2.2328 of 5 stars	GBX 2,338 -0.4%	GBX 2,606.57 +11.5%	+26.9%	£28.20B	£10.19B	22.18	12,180
TEP Telecom Plus	4.1075 of 5 stars	GBX 710 -25.7%	GBX 2,400 +238.0%	-52.8%	£566.83M	£1.88B	8.63	2,347	News Coverage Insider Trade Gap Down
YU Yü Group	N/A	GBX 1,680 -2.3%	N/A	+9.1%	£280.65M	£538.89M	7.83	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	3.5124 of 5 stars	GBX 1,221 +0.7%	GBX 1,315.43 +7.7%	+15.5%	£59.95B	£25.99B	20.06	10	Positive News High Trading Volume

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