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National Grid (NG) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 1,031 -4.50 (-0.43%)
As of 07/8/2025

About National Grid Stock (LON:NG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
1,018.64
1,036.50
50-Day Range
1,006.50
1,091
52-Week Range
645
1,145.50
Volume
8.45 million shs
Average Volume
N/A
Market Capitalization
£50.62 billion
P/E Ratio
16.94
Dividend Yield
5.53%
Price Target
GBX 1,135
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

National Grid Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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50th Percentile Overall Score

NG MarketRank™: 

National Grid scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    National Grid has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    National Grid has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about National Grid's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of National Grid is 16.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.94.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of National Grid is 16.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.22.

  • 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 1.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for NG.
  • 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.

  • Read more about National Grid's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for NG.
  • News Sentiment

    National Grid has a news sentiment score of 0.24. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for National Grid this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for NG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added National Grid to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, National Grid insiders have sold 372.99% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £590,075.76 in company stock and sold £2,791,006.68 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 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.

  • Read more about National Grid's insider trading history.
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NG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

National Grid's stock was trading at GBX 950 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NG shares have increased by 8.5% and is now trading at GBX 1,031.

National Grid plc (LON:NG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 15th. The company reported $55.60 EPS for the quarter. National Grid had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.72% and a net margin of 11.54%.

Shares of NG stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that National Grid investors own include Aviva (AV), BP (BP), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Meta Platforms (META), Glencore (GLEN), NVIDIA (NVDA) and CocaCola (KO).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/15/2025
Today
7/09/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Electric
Sub-Industry
Precious Metals
Current Symbol
LON:NG
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
10
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 1,200
Low Price Target
GBX 1,070
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.1%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
16.94
Forward P/E Ratio
15.39
P/E Growth
2.06
Net Income
£3.00 billion
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£25.99 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 81.81 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.60
Book Value
GBX 797.32 per share
Price / Book
1.29

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
4,909,648,277
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£50.62 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.25
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This page (LON:NG) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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