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

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$86.86 -0.38 (-0.44%)
Closing price 05/13/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$87.70 +0.84 (+0.97%)
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About National Grid Transco Stock (NYSE:NGG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$86.26
$87.19
50-Day Range
$81.87
$90.88
52-Week Range
$67.28
$94.64
Volume
2.90 million shs
Average Volume
977,965 shs
Market Capitalization
$86.36 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
2.43%
Price Target
$83.80
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

National Grid Transco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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47th Percentile Overall Score

NGG MarketRank™: 

National Grid Transco scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 80th out of 94 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    National Grid Transco has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.09, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 6 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 been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about National Grid Transco's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for National Grid Transco are expected to grow by 15.56% in the coming year, from $5.27 to $6.09 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    National Grid Transco has a PEG Ratio of 1.31. 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 1.76. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about National Grid Transco's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.10% 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 1.13, 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 3.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    National Grid Transco pays a meaningful dividend of 2.42%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • 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 34.65% next year. This indicates that National Grid Transco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about National Grid Transco's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    National Grid Transco has a news sentiment score of 1.34. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.63 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 3 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 4 people have added National Grid Transco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.
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NGG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

National Grid Transco's stock was trading at $77.44 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NGG stock has increased by 12.2% and is now trading at $86.86.

National Grid Transco, PLC (NYSE:NGG) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 14th. The utilities provider reported $28.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $25.21. The utilities provider earned $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $16.36 billion.

National Grid Transco's top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.09%), ABC Arbitrage SA (0.04%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.03%) and Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.03%).

Shares of NGG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that National Grid Transco investors own include National Grid (NG.L), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Pfizer (PFE), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and International Business Machines (IBM).

Company Calendar

Today
5/14/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/14/2026
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:NGG
CIK
1004315
Employees
31,645
Year Founded
1990

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$85.50
Low Price Target
$80.40
Potential Upside/Downside
-3.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.09
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
16.48
P/E Growth
1.31
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
1.14
Current Ratio
0.97
Quick Ratio
0.90

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$23.61 billion
Price / Sales
3.66
Cash Flow
$6.64 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.08
Book Value
$49.32 per share
Price / Book
1.76

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
994,260,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$86.36 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.79

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This page (NYSE:NGG) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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