Constellation Energy (CEG) Competitors

National Grid (NYSE:NGG) and Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NGG or CEG?

National Grid received 343 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.47% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 58.39% of users gave National Grid an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Grid	Outperform Votes 515 58.39%	Underperform Votes 367 41.61%
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 172 63.47%	Underperform Votes 99 36.53%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NGG or CEG?

4.7% of National Grid shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by company 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.

Is NGG or CEG more profitable?

Constellation Energy has a net margin of 15.91% compared to National Grid's net margin of 0.00%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.96% beat National Grid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Grid	N/A	N/A	N/A
Constellation Energy	15.91%	21.96%	5.26%

Is NGG or CEG a better dividend stock?

National Grid pays an annual dividend of $2.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. National Grid pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% 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. Constellation Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend NGG or CEG?

Constellation Energy has a consensus price target of $285.79, suggesting a potential downside of 1.95%. Given Constellation Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Constellation Energy is more favorable than National Grid.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Grid	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Does the media prefer NGG or CEG?

In the previous week, National Grid had 13 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for National Grid and 1 mentions for Constellation Energy. Constellation Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat National Grid's score of 0.70 indicating that Constellation Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Grid	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Constellation Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, NGG or CEG?

National Grid has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, NGG or CEG?

National Grid has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Constellation Energy. National Grid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Energy, 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	$19.32B	3.73	$2.88B	$5.20	14.15
Constellation Energy	$24.20B	3.78	$1.62B	$9.49	30.71

Summary

Constellation Energy beats National Grid on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.