National Grid Transco (NGG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

National Grid plc, formerly known as National Grid Transco, is an energy infrastructure company that operates regulated electricity and gas networks. Its activities include transmitting electricity, distributing energy to homes and businesses, and transporting gas through pipeline systems.

The company serves customers in the United Kingdom and the northeastern United States. Its infrastructure connects energy producers with local distribution networks and end users, supporting the delivery of electricity and gas across these regions.

National Grid Transco was formed in 2002 through the merger of National Grid Group and Lattice Group, then changed its name to National Grid plc in 2005. The company’s work centers on operating and maintaining its networks and developing infrastructure to support the energy system.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $83.81 to $84.69
• 50-Day Range: $74.86 to $85.88
• 52-Week Range: $73.37 to $94.64
• Volume: 615,325 shs
• Average Volume: 1.02 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $84.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.11%
• Price Target: $80.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

National Grid Transco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

National Grid Transco scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 89th out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

National Grid Transco has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for National Grid Transco is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

National Grid Transco has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.31%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for National Grid Transco are expected to grow by 10.31% in the coming year, from $6.11 to $6.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

National Grid Transco has a PEG Ratio of 1.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

National Grid Transco has a P/B Ratio of 1.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.13% of the float of National Grid Transco has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

National Grid Transco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.49, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in National Grid Transco has recently increased by 19.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

National Grid Transco is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.15%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, National Grid Transco will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.95% next year. This indicates that National Grid Transco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

National Grid Transco has a news sentiment score of 0.38. 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 0.50 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for National Grid Transco this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for NGG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, National Grid Transco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

4.68% of the stock of National Grid Transco is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Today: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Multi - Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NGG
• CIK: 1004315
• Web: www.nationalgrid.com
• Phone: 442070043000
• Fax: 011-44-20-7004-3004
• Employees: 33,017
• Year Founded: 1990

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for National Grid Transco: $80.33
• High Price Target: $85.50
• Low Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -4.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.51
• P/E Growth: 1.15
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.15
• Current Ratio: 0.62
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $23.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.57
• Cash Flow: $6.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.62
• Book Value: $53.26 per share
• Price / Book: 1.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,005,360,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $84.74 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.71