Alliant Energy (LNT) Competitors

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and National Grid (NYSE:NGG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.

Is LNT or NGG more profitable?

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 16.66% compared to National Grid's net margin of 0.00%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 10.56% beat National Grid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliant Energy	16.66%	10.56%	3.31%
National Grid	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer LNT or NGG?

In the previous week, Alliant Energy and Alliant Energy both had 9 articles in the media. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat National Grid's score of 0.68 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alliant Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Grid	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate LNT or NGG?

Alliant Energy currently has a consensus price target of $63.39, suggesting a potential upside of 4.69%. Given Alliant Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than National Grid.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alliant Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
National Grid	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has better earnings and valuation, LNT or NGG?

National Grid has higher revenue and earnings than Alliant Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliant Energy	$4.03B	3.86	$703M	$2.58	23.47
National Grid	$24.95B	2.33	$2.88B	N/A	N/A

Is LNT or NGG a better dividend stock?

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. National Grid pays an annual dividend of $2.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Alliant Energy pays out 74.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LNT or NGG?

National Grid received 482 more outperform votes than Alliant Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.78% of users gave National Grid an outperform vote while only 36.14% of users gave Alliant Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alliant Energy	Outperform Votes 30 36.14%	Underperform Votes 53 63.86%
National Grid	Outperform Votes 512 58.78%	Underperform Votes 359 41.22%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LNT or NGG?

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of National Grid shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, LNT or NGG?

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Grid has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alliant Energy and National Grid tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.