Avangrid (AGR) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to AGR or NGG?

In the previous week, National Grid had 10 more articles in the media than Avangrid. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for National Grid and 0 mentions for Avangrid. National Grid's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Avangrid's score of 0.40 indicating that National Grid is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Avangrid	Neutral
National Grid	Positive

Is AGR or NGG a better dividend stock?

Avangrid pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. National Grid pays an annual dividend of $2.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Avangrid pays out 60.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AGR or NGG?

13.1% of Avangrid shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of National Grid shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Avangrid shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AGR or NGG?

National Grid has higher revenue and earnings than Avangrid.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avangrid	$8.71B	1.60	$786M	$2.91	12.38
National Grid	$24.95B	2.33	$2.88B	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, AGR or NGG?

Avangrid has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Grid has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AGR or NGG?

National Grid received 246 more outperform votes than Avangrid when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.78% of users gave National Grid an outperform vote while only 51.85% of users gave Avangrid an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avangrid	Outperform Votes 266 51.85%	Underperform Votes 247 48.15%
National Grid	Outperform Votes 512 58.78%	Underperform Votes 359 41.22%

Is AGR or NGG more profitable?

Avangrid has a net margin of 12.89% compared to National Grid's net margin of 0.00%. Avangrid's return on equity of 5.37% beat National Grid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avangrid	12.89%	5.37%	2.46%
National Grid	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend AGR or NGG?

Avangrid presently has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.83%. Given Avangrid's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Avangrid is more favorable than National Grid.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avangrid	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
National Grid	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

National Grid beats Avangrid on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.