National Grid (NG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

National Grid plc transmits and distributes electricity and gas. It operates through UK Electricity Transmission, UK Electricity Distribution, UK Electricity System Operator, New England, New York, National Grid Ventures, and Other segments. The UK Electricity Transmission segment provides electricity transmission and construction work services in England and Wales. The UK Electricity Distribution segment offers electricity distribution services in Midlands, and South West of England and South Wales. The UK Electricity System Operator segment provides balancing services for supply and demand of electricity on Great Britain's electricity transmission system; and acts as an agent on behalf of transmission operators. The New England segment offers electricity and gas distribution, and electricity transmission services in New England. The New York segment provides electricity and gas distribution, and electricity transmission services in New York. The National Grid Ventures segment provides transmission services through electricity interconnectors and LNG importation at the Isle of Grain, as well as sale of renewables projects. The Other segment engages in the leasing and sale of commercial property, as well as insurance activities in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,178.83 to 1,215.50
• 50-Day Range: 1,175.50 to 1,257
• 52-Week Range: 645 to 1,145.50
• Volume: 8.03 million shs
• Average Volume: N/A
• Market Capitalization: £57.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.37
• Dividend Yield: 5.74%
• Price Target: GBX 1,299.71
• Consensus Rating: Hold

National Grid Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

National Grid scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

National Grid has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

National Grid has a consensus price target of GBX 1,299.71, representing about 10.2% upside from its current price of GBX 1,179.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

National Grid has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of National Grid is 19.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.56.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of National Grid is 19.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 25.04.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

National Grid has a PEG Ratio of 2.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

National Grid has a P/B Ratio of 1.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for NG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

National Grid is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.74%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

National Grid does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of National Grid is 93.65%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.51

News Sentiment

National Grid has a news sentiment score of 0.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for National Grid this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for NG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added National Grid to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of National Grid in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, National Grid insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £523,279 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.18% of the stock of National Grid is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

59.40% of the stock of National Grid is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/14/2026
• Today: 8/20/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: LON:NG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.nationalgridet.com
• Phone: 44 20 7004 3000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 10
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for National Grid: GBX 1,299.71
• High Price Target: GBX 1,440
• Low Price Target: GBX 1,160
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 60.87
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.37
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.60
• P/E Growth: 2.06
• Net Income: £3.00 billion
• Net Margins: 18.32%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.47%
• Return on Assets: 3.66%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 118.97
• Current Ratio: 0.76
• Quick Ratio: 0.34

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £25.99 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.23
• Cash Flow: GBX 93.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.60
• Book Value: GBX 797.32 per share
• Price / Book: 1.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,909,648,277
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £57.88 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.59