IAG vs. NG, WPM, AUY, BTG, SFR, TRX, NAK, EGI, IMG, and EDG
Should you be buying International Consolidated Airlines Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Consolidated Airlines Group include National Grid (NG), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Yamana Gold (AUY), BTG (BTG), Severfield (SFR), Tissue Regenix Group (TRX), Nakama Group plc (NAK.L) (NAK), (EGI.L) (EGI), 532753 (IMG.L) (IMG), and 651814 (EDG.L) (EDG). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.
International Consolidated Airlines Group vs. Its Competitors
International Consolidated Airlines Group (LON:IAG) and National Grid (LON:NG) are both large-cap precious metals companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.
14.6% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.4% of National Grid shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.3% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of National Grid shares are owned 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.
International Consolidated Airlines Group has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Grid has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.
International Consolidated Airlines Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 384, indicating a potential upside of 3.98%. National Grid has a consensus price target of GBX 1,135, indicating a potential upside of 8.61%. Given National Grid's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe National Grid is more favorable than International Consolidated Airlines Group.
National Grid has a net margin of 11.54% compared to International Consolidated Airlines Group's net margin of 9.09%. International Consolidated Airlines Group's return on equity of 75.41% beat National Grid's return on equity.
International Consolidated Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. National Grid pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. International Consolidated Airlines Group pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Grid pays out 93.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
International Consolidated Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than National Grid. International Consolidated Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Grid, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, International Consolidated Airlines Group had 7 more articles in the media than National Grid. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for International Consolidated Airlines Group and 5 mentions for National Grid. National Grid's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat International Consolidated Airlines Group's score of 0.39 indicating that National Grid is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
National Grid beats International Consolidated Airlines Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:IAG) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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