National Grid PLC ADR is an utilities - regulated electric business based in the US. National Grid PLC ADR shares (NGG) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $71.68 – a decrease of 1.61% over the previous week. National Grid PLC ADR employs 31,425 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $19.3 billion.
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| Latest market close | $71.68 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $50.46 - $74.82 |
| 50-day moving average | $65.71 |
| 200-day moving average | $64.15 |
| Wall St. target price | $73.65 |
| PE ratio | 26.1496 |
| Dividend yield | $0.55 (4.9%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $2.74 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $71.68 from 2025-05-02
| 1 week (2025-04-25) | -0.50% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2025-04-04) | 8.72% |
| 3 months (2025-02-05) | 14.38% |
| 6 months (2024-11-05) | 9.49% |
| 1 year (2024-05-03) | 4.90% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2023-05-04) | 17.10% |
| 3 years (2022-05-04) | 19.09% |
| 5 years (2020-05-04) | 70.51% |
Valuing National Grid PLC ADR stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of National Grid PLC ADR's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
National Grid PLC ADR's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 26x. In other words, National Grid PLC ADR shares trade at around 26x recent earnings.
That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).
National Grid PLC ADR's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.1504. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into National Grid PLC ADR's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
National Grid PLC ADR's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $6.7 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a National Grid PLC ADR's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $19.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 17.07% |
| Gross profit TTM | $19.3 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 3.16% |
| Return on equity TTM | 5.28% |
| Profit margin | 9.36% |
| Book value | $7.92 |
| Market Capitalization | $71.1 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 141.75% of net profits
Recently National Grid PLC ADR has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), National Grid PLC ADR shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In National Grid PLC ADR's case, that would currently equate to about $0.55 per share.
National Grid PLC ADR's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
National Grid PLC ADR's most recent dividend payout was on 13 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 21 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
National Grid PLC ADR's shares were split on a 916:1000 basis on 21 May 2017 . So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 916 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your National Grid PLC ADR shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 9.2% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for National Grid PLC ADR shares which in turn could have impacted National Grid PLC ADR's share price.
Over the last 12 months, National Grid PLC ADR's shares have ranged in value from as little as $50.4621 up to $74.82. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while National Grid PLC ADR's is 0.28. This would suggest that National Grid PLC ADR's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
National Grid plc transmits and distributes electricity and gas. It operates through UK Electricity Transmission, UK Electricity Distribution, UK Electricity System Operator, New England, New York, National Grid Ventures, and Other segments. The UK Electricity Transmission segment provides electricity transmission and construction work services in England and Wales. The UK Electricity Distribution segment offers electricity distribution services in Midlands, and South West of England and South Wales. The UK Electricity System Operator segment provides balancing services for supply and demand of electricity on Great Britain's electricity transmission system; and acts as an agent on behalf of transmission operators. The New England segment offers electricity and gas distribution, and electricity transmission services in New England. The New York segment provides electricity and gas distribution, and electricity transmission services in New York.
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