SSE (SSE) Competitors GBX 1,608 +25.50 (+1.61%) As of 12:35 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades SSE vs. TEP, YU, FLOW, NG, NG.L, SVT, CNA, UU, UKW, and DRXShould you be buying SSE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SSE include Telecom Plus (TEP), Yü Group (YU), Flowgroup (FLOW), National Grid (NG), National Grid (NG.L), Severn Trent (SVT), Centrica (CNA), United Utilities Group (UU), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), and Drax Group (DRX). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. SSE vs. Telecom Plus Yü Group Flowgroup National Grid National Grid Severn Trent Centrica United Utilities Group Greencoat UK Wind Drax Group Telecom Plus (LON:TEP) and SSE (LON:SSE) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TEP or SSE? SSE received 240 more outperform votes than Telecom Plus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.95% of users gave Telecom Plus an outperform vote while only 56.87% of users gave SSE an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTelecom PlusOutperform Votes29870.95% Underperform Votes12229.05% SSEOutperform Votes53856.87% Underperform Votes40843.13% Is TEP or SSE a better dividend stock? Telecom Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 83 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. SSE pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Telecom Plus pays out 9,325.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SSE pays out 3,846.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media prefer TEP or SSE? In the previous week, SSE had 3 more articles in the media than Telecom Plus. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SSE and 0 mentions for Telecom Plus. SSE's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Telecom Plus' score of 0.00 indicating that SSE is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Telecom Plus Neutral SSE Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TEP or SSE? 67.3% of Telecom Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.5% of SSE shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Telecom Plus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of SSE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TEP or SSE? SSE has higher revenue and earnings than Telecom Plus. SSE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telecom Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTelecom Plus£2.04B0.65£71.04M£0.891,880.90SSE£10.46B1.69£1.71B£1.561,030.77 Do analysts prefer TEP or SSE? SSE has a consensus price target of GBX 2,041.67, indicating a potential upside of 26.97%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SSE is more favorable than Telecom Plus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Telecom Plus 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00SSE 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is TEP or SSE more profitable? SSE has a net margin of 16.36% compared to Telecom Plus' net margin of 3.48%. Telecom Plus' return on equity of 30.66% beat SSE's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Telecom Plus3.48% 30.66% 9.20% SSE 16.36%16.47%6.57% Which has more volatility and risk, TEP or SSE? Telecom Plus has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SSE has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySSE beats Telecom Plus on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SSE News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SSE 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 SSE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSSEUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£17.69B£14.32B£14.31B£2.06BDividend Yield3.11%4.10%4.73%5.16%P/E Ratio1,030.77172.7193.001,931.79Price / Sales1.6931.9624.74354,603.63Price / Cash63.1216.8918.6729.25Price / Book1.912.582.333.10Net Income£1.71B-£1.37B£639.21M£185.48M7 Day Performance1.52%0.52%0.59%0.29%1 Month Performance-0.22%0.38%0.03%2.93%1 Year Performance-4.17%2.35%4.83%156.17% SSE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSESSE2.2552 of 5 starsGBX 1,608+1.6%GBX 2,041.67+27.0%-5.5%£17.69B£10.46B1,030.7712,180Dividend CutTEPTelecom PlusN/AGBX 1,640+0.6%N/A+14.2%£1.30B£2.04B1,842.702,347Negative NewsHigh Trading VolumeYUYü GroupN/AGBX 1,650+1.2%N/A+33.6%£276.87M£577.78M781.99382High Trading VolumeFLOWFlowgroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.004,800Gap DownNGNational Grid1.7887 of 5 starsGBX 955-1.5%GBX 1,181.25+23.7%-7.0%£46.70B£19.85B1,736.3610High Trading VolumeNG.LNational GridN/AN/AN/AN/A£45.42B£15.66B29.1723,683High Trading VolumeSVTSevern Trent2.026 of 5 starsGBX 2,459+0.9%GBX 2,880+17.1%-3.0%£7.38B£2.34B4,821.57270News CoverageCNACentrica2.9 of 5 starsGBX 132.20-1.9%GBX 167+26.3%+0.9%£6.86B£20.48B600.916,100Insider TradeUUUnited Utilities Group3.6852 of 5 starsGBX 975.20+0.7%GBX 1,230+26.1%-7.3%£6.65B£1.95B5,132.636,000News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeUKWGreencoat UK WindN/AGBX 121.20-0.6%N/A-16.9%£2.75B£214.02M4,040.00N/ANews CoverageDRXDrax Group1.5774 of 5 starsGBX 605.05-0.2%GBX 761.33+25.8%+21.8%£2.30B£7.39B364.493,551 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Telecom Plus Alternatives Yü Group Alternatives Flowgroup Alternatives National Grid Alternatives National Grid Alternatives Severn Trent Alternatives Centrica Alternatives United Utilities Group Alternatives Greencoat UK Wind Alternatives Drax Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:SSE) was last updated on 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAlert: DOGE goes live"It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." 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