NGG vs. CEG, EPD, VST, ET, AEP, TRP, EXC, XEL, VG, and CQP
Should you be buying National Grid Transco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Grid Transco include Constellation Energy (CEG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Vistra (VST), Energy Transfer (ET), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Venture Global (VG), and Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
National Grid Transco vs. Its Competitors
National Grid Transco (NYSE:NGG) and Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.
National Grid Transco has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
4.7% of National Grid Transco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, National Grid Transco had 1 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for National Grid Transco and 4 mentions for Constellation Energy. National Grid Transco's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.47 indicating that National Grid Transco is being referred to more favorably in the media.
National Grid Transco pays an annual dividend of $4.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. National Grid Transco pays out 78.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Constellation Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Constellation Energy has a net margin of 12.33% compared to National Grid Transco's net margin of 0.00%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.93% beat National Grid Transco's return on equity.
National Grid Transco presently has a consensus price target of $80.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.19%. Constellation Energy has a consensus price target of $299.67, indicating a potential downside of 3.73%. Given National Grid Transco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe National Grid Transco is more favorable than Constellation Energy.
Constellation Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than National Grid Transco. National Grid Transco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Constellation Energy beats National Grid Transco on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:NGG) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
