TC Energy (TRP) Competitors

TC Energy (NYSE:TRP) and National Grid (NYSE:NGG) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, TRP or NGG?

TC Energy has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Grid has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TRP or NGG?

National Grid received 20 more outperform votes than TC Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.93% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote while only 58.48% of users gave National Grid an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TC Energy	Outperform Votes 494 62.93%	Underperform Votes 291 37.07%
National Grid	Outperform Votes 514 58.48%	Underperform Votes 365 41.52%

Is TRP or NGG more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 29.40% compared to National Grid's net margin of 0.00%. TC Energy's return on equity of 12.12% beat National Grid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TC Energy	29.40%	12.12%	3.54%
National Grid	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is TRP or NGG a better dividend stock?

TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. National Grid pays an annual dividend of $2.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. TC Energy pays out 72.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Grid pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TRP or NGG?

83.1% of TC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of National Grid shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer TRP or NGG?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 21 more articles in the media than National Grid. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for TC Energy and 27 mentions for National Grid. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat National Grid's score of 0.27 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TC Energy	19 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Grid	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend TRP or NGG?

TC Energy currently has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.12%. Given TC Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe TC Energy is more favorable than National Grid.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TC Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
National Grid	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TRP or NGG?

TC Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than National Grid. National Grid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TC 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
TC Energy	$13.77B	3.80	$3.43B	$3.24	15.54
National Grid	$19.32B	3.62	$2.88B	$5.20	13.77

Summary

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