Constellation Energy (CEG) Competitors

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

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, NGG or CEG?

National Grid has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

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 2.8%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. National Grid pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Constellation Energy pays out 13.0% 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.

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

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

Does the media favor NGG or CEG?

In the previous week, National Grid had 18 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for National Grid and 10 mentions for Constellation Energy. Constellation Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat National Grid's score of 0.27 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Constellation Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher 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	3.63	$2.88B	$5.20	13.79
Constellation Energy	$23.57B	3.29	$1.62B	$11.89	20.80

Do analysts recommend NGG or CEG?

Constellation Energy has a consensus target price of $279.86, suggesting a potential upside of 13.18%. Given Constellation Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NGG or CEG?

National Grid received 344 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.20% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 58.48% of users gave National Grid an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Grid	Outperform Votes 514 58.48%	Underperform Votes 365 41.52%
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 170 63.20%	Underperform Votes 99 36.80%

Summary

Constellation Energy beats National Grid on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.