CEG vs. NGG, EPD, ET, VST, AEP, TRP, EXC, XEL, VG, and CQP
Should you be buying Constellation Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Constellation Energy include National Grid (NGG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Vistra (VST), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Venture Global (VG), and Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Constellation Energy vs. Its Competitors
Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) and National Grid (NYSE:NGG) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
National Grid has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
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.
National Grid received 345 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.37% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 58.47% of users gave National Grid an outperform vote.
Constellation Energy currently has a consensus price target of $292.86, suggesting a potential upside of 0.23%. National Grid has a consensus price target of $80.40, suggesting a potential upside of 12.55%. Given National Grid's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe National Grid is more favorable than Constellation Energy.
82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of National Grid shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Grid has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Constellation Energy had 1 more articles in the media than National Grid. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Constellation Energy and 9 mentions for National Grid. Constellation Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat National Grid's score of 0.64 indicating that Constellation Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. National Grid pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Grid pays out 78.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Constellation Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Summary
Constellation Energy beats National Grid on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:CEG) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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