National Grid Transco (NGG) Competitors

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) and National Grid Transco (NYSE:NGG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Does the media refer more to CEG or NGG?

In the previous week, National Grid Transco had 5 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for National Grid Transco and 7 mentions for Constellation Energy. Constellation Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat National Grid Transco's score of 0.82 indicating that Constellation Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Constellation Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Grid Transco	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CEG or NGG a better dividend stock?

Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. National Grid Transco pays an annual dividend of $4.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Constellation Energy pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Grid Transco pays out 78.3% 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 has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Is CEG or NGG more profitable?

Constellation Energy has a net margin of 12.12% compared to National Grid Transco's net margin of 0.00%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.61% beat National Grid Transco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Energy	12.12%	21.61%	5.52%
National Grid Transco	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer CEG or NGG?

Constellation Energy presently has a consensus price target of $345.12, suggesting a potential upside of 4.30%. National Grid Transco has a consensus price target of $80.40, suggesting a potential upside of 14.69%. Given National Grid Transco's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe National Grid Transco is more favorable than Constellation Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
National Grid Transco	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CEG or NGG?

82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of National Grid Transco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CEG or NGG?

Constellation Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Constellation Energy	$23.57B	4.39	$3.75B	$9.58	34.54
National Grid Transco	$23.61B	2.95	$3.70B	$5.20	13.48

Which has more volatility & risk, CEG or NGG?

Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Grid Transco has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Constellation Energy beats National Grid Transco on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.