Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WPM or NG?

69.8% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.4% of National Grid shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of National Grid 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.

Does the media prefer WPM or NG?

In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals and Wheaton Precious Metals both had 1 articles in the media. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat National Grid's score of -0.45 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is WPM or NG a better dividend stock?

Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of GBX 47 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. National Grid pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 43.3% 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.

Is WPM or NG 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
Wheaton Precious Metals	50.05%	8.56%	5.35%
National Grid	11.54%	7.72%	3.66%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WPM or NG?

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
Wheaton Precious Metals	£1.51B	28.16	£754.42M	£108.55	69.63
National Grid	£25.99B	2.04	£3.00B	£60.87	17.79

Which has more risk & volatility, WPM or NG?

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

Do analysts recommend WPM or NG?

Wheaton Precious Metals presently has a consensus target price of GBX 7,200, suggesting a potential downside of 4.74%. National Grid has a consensus target price of GBX 1,135, suggesting a potential upside of 4.85%. Given National Grid's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National Grid is more favorable than Wheaton Precious Metals.

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

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats National Grid on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.