SSE (SSE) Competitors

SSE (LON:SSE) and Telecom Plus (LON:TEP) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, SSE or TEP?

SSE has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telecom Plus has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SSE or TEP?

In the previous week, SSE had 15 more articles in the media than Telecom Plus. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for SSE and 1 mentions for Telecom Plus. SSE's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Telecom Plus' score of 0.00 indicating that SSE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SSE	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Telecom Plus	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SSE or TEP?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SSE	Outperform Votes 538 56.87%	Underperform Votes 408 43.13%
Telecom Plus	Outperform Votes 298 70.95%	Underperform Votes 122 29.05%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SSE or TEP?

70.5% of SSE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of Telecom Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of SSE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Telecom Plus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SSE or TEP 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 31.35% beat SSE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SSE	16.36%	17.83%	6.57%
Telecom Plus	3.48%	31.35%	9.20%

Is SSE or TEP a better dividend stock?

SSE pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Telecom Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 83 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. SSE pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telecom Plus pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SSE or TEP?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SSE	£10.47B	1.72	£1.71B	£156.52	10.51
Telecom Plus	£2.03B	0.67	£70.86M	£88.79	19.17

Do analysts prefer SSE or TEP?

SSE currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,062.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.34%. Given SSE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SSE is more favorable than Telecom Plus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SSE	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Telecom Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

SSE beats Telecom Plus on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.