National Grid (NG) Competitors GBX 1,079 +2.50 (+0.23%) As of 04/17/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock NG vs. WPM, IAG, AUY, BTG, SFR, TRX, NAK, EGI, IMG, and EDGShould you be buying National Grid stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Grid include Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), 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. National Grid vs. Wheaton Precious Metals International Consolidated Airlines Group Yamana Gold BTG Severfield Tissue Regenix Group Nakama Group plc (NAK.L) (EGI.L) 532753 (IMG.L) 651814 (EDG.L) National Grid (LON:NG) and Wheaton Precious Metals (LON:WPM) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and earnings. Does the media refer more to NG or WPM? In the previous week, National Grid and National Grid both had 5 articles in the media. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat National Grid's score of -0.01 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment National Grid 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Wheaton Precious Metals 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, NG or WPM? National Grid has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in NG or WPM? 59.4% of National Grid shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of National Grid shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend NG or WPM? National Grid presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,181.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.48%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus target price of GBX 5,900, indicating a potential downside of 6.47%. Given National Grid's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe National Grid is more favorable than Wheaton Precious Metals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score National Grid 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Wheaton Precious Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NG or WPM? National Grid has higher revenue and earnings than Wheaton Precious Metals. National Grid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNational Grid£25.99B2.04£3.00B£60.8717.73Wheaton Precious Metals£1.51B23.50£754.42M£108.5558.11 Is NG or WPM a better dividend stock? National Grid pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of GBX 47 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. 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. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 43.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NG or WPM? National Grid received 10 more outperform votes than Wheaton Precious Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Wheaton Precious Metals an outperform vote while only 70.37% of users gave National Grid an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNational GridOutperform Votes1970.37% Underperform Votes829.63% Wheaton Precious MetalsOutperform Votes9100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Is NG or WPM more profitable? Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to National Grid's net margin of 11.54%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 8.56% beat National Grid's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets National Grid11.54% 7.72% 3.66% Wheaton Precious Metals 50.05%8.56%5.35% SummaryWheaton Precious Metals beats National Grid on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get National Grid News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNational GridUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£52.98B£22.77B£15.72B£2.48BDividend Yield5.74%5.53%5.92%4.96%P/E Ratio17.7311.4715.48129.75Price / Sales2.0444.5021.37232,042.22Price / Cash12.60153.6918.5328.07Price / Book1.351.711.984.43Net Income£3.00B£1.10B£667.57M£5.83B1 Month Performance10.49%4.24%1.39%-1.34%1 Year Performance4.76%12.88%10.79%117.27% National Grid Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGNational Grid1.177 of 5 starsGBX 1,079+0.2%GBX 1,181.25+9.5%+6.5%£52.98B£25.99B17.7310High Trading VolumeWPMWheaton Precious Metals1.2078 of 5 starsGBX 6,261.68-0.7%GBX 5,900-5.8%+48.6%£35.16B£1.51B57.6942Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIAGInternational Consolidated Airlines Group3.4585 of 5 starsGBX 246.69+2.4%GBX 334+35.4%+46.6%£14.58B£37.71B5.215,360Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeAUYYamana GoldN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.57B£1.81B-572.2911,600BTGBTGN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.26B£914.10M29.474,690SFRSeverfieldN/AGBX 20.10+4.7%N/A-69.3%£58.70M£444.13M3.831,900Dividend CutGap UpTRXTissue Regenix GroupN/AGBX 37.56+4.2%N/A-40.8%£33.86M£31.98M-38.78120NAKNakama Group plc (NAK.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.44M£8.09M-6.1353Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeEGI(EGI.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.006Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeIMG532753 (IMG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.005,360High Trading VolumeEDG651814 (EDG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.002,610 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wheaton Precious Metals Alternatives International Consolidated Airlines Group Alternatives Yamana Gold Alternatives BTG Alternatives Severfield Alternatives Tissue Regenix Group Alternatives Nakama Group plc (NAK.L) Alternatives (EGI.L) Alternatives 532753 (IMG.L) Alternatives 651814 (EDG.L) Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:NG) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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