Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, NG or WPM?

National Grid has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NG or WPM?

59.4% of National Grid shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of National Grid shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NG or WPM a better dividend stock?

National Grid pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor NG or WPM?

In the previous week, National Grid had 9 more articles in the media than Wheaton Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for National Grid and 3 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat National Grid's score of 0.49 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Grid	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wheaton Precious Metals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer NG or WPM?

National Grid presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,070, indicating a potential downside of 1.92%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus target price of GBX 9,600, indicating a potential upside of 22.05%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than National Grid.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Grid	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Wheaton Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is NG or WPM more profitable?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to National Grid's net margin of 11.54%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 8.56% beat National Grid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Grid	11.54%	7.72%	3.66%
Wheaton Precious Metals	50.05%	8.56%	5.35%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NG or WPM?

National Grid has higher revenue and earnings than Wheaton Precious Metals. National Grid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, 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	2.06	£3.00B	£60.87	17.92
Wheaton Precious Metals	£1.66B	21.48	£754.42M	£1.74	4,530.96

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats National Grid on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.