CEG vs. NGG, EPD, ET, VST, AEP, TRP, EXC, VG, XEL, 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), Venture Global (VG), Xcel Energy (XEL), and Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Constellation Energy vs. Its Competitors
National Grid Transco (NYSE:NGG) and Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and valuation.
Constellation Energy has higher revenue and earnings than National Grid Transco. National Grid Transco 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 12.33% compared to National Grid Transco's net margin of 0.00%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.93% beat National Grid Transco's return on equity.
National Grid Transco received 344 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.50% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 58.47% of users gave National Grid Transco an outperform vote.
National Grid Transco presently has a consensus target price of $80.40, indicating a potential upside of 13.55%. Constellation Energy has a consensus target price of $295.07, indicating a potential downside of 3.21%. Given National Grid Transco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe National Grid Transco is more favorable than Constellation Energy.
4.7% of National Grid Transco 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.
In the previous week, National Grid Transco had 4 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for National Grid Transco and 3 mentions for Constellation Energy. National Grid Transco's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.88 indicating that National Grid Transco is being referred to more favorably in the media.
National Grid Transco pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. National Grid Transco 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 pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Constellation Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
National Grid Transco has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Constellation Energy beats National Grid Transco 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 6/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
