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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer CEG or NGG?

Constellation Energy presently has a consensus target price of $299.67, suggesting a potential downside of 3.73%. National Grid Transco has a consensus target price of $80.40, suggesting a potential upside of 12.19%. Given National Grid Transco's stronger consensus rating and 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)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
National Grid Transco	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	4.14	$3.75B	$9.49	32.80
National Grid Transco	$23.61B	2.97	$3.70B	$5.20	13.78

Which has more risk and volatility, CEG or NGG?

Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Grid Transco has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 5.7%. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CEG or NGG?

82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of National Grid Transco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CEG or NGG more profitable?

Constellation Energy has a net margin of 12.33% compared to National Grid Transco's net margin of 0.00%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.93% beat National Grid Transco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Energy	12.33%	21.93%	5.43%
National Grid Transco	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to CEG or NGG?

In the previous week, Constellation Energy and Constellation Energy both had 5 articles in the media. National Grid Transco's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.38 indicating that National Grid Transco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Constellation Energy beats National Grid Transco on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.