Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for NGG in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
National Grid's stock this week has been shaped by its push into AI-driven infrastructure, with the company agreeing to buy over 70 acres of land in Teesside, UK, to build a 3.2GW substation that will power a large AI data center, part of the UK's "sovereign AI" growth zone initiative. Alongside this, National Grid confirmed up to £400 million ($531 million) in investment to extend the life of the IFA UK-France power link to 2050. Analyst sentiment has also turned more positive, with the 12-month price target raised to $89.96 from $89.37, implying upside from recent levels.
NGG closed at $85.22, up 2.9%, sitting between its 50-day average of $78.53 and 200-day average of $83.39, with 1-month returns of 10.9% and 3-month returns of 6%. The GekkoIndex reads 45.4, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, down 5.9 over the past 5 readings. Price sits 2.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $83.04, within the range Gekko considers close to fair.
National Grid reports earnings on 5 November 2026, before the open, falling at the very start of a typical 20-trading-day holding window, with an average absolute reaction of 3.8% historically and 2 beats across the last 8 quarters. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 4.5% return over 5 years, positive in 4 of those years. The sole analyst covering the stock holds a Hold rating, with a consensus target of $89.94, implying 5.5% upside.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
National Grid scores 1 supportive, 3 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
1 supportive3 mixed1 headwind
Averages disagree
Close $85.22 sits between the 50-day ($78.53) and 200-day ($83.39) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart45.4, Neutral
Reading 45.4 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex2.6% above
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (2.6% above).
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No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports today
Reports on Nov 5, 2026, today — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
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From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +4.5% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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National Grid closed at $85.22 on Nov 4, 2026, +14.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $73.37 to $94.64.
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National Grid moves electricity and gas from where it is produced to where it is used, running the high-voltage power lines and gas networks that keep homes and businesses supplied. It is best known for operating the backbone of Britain's electricity transmission system, alongside distribution and transmission activities in parts of the northeastern United States.
The company is organised into several segments. Its UK arms handle electricity transmission across England and Wales and electricity distribution across the Midlands, the Southwest of England, and South Wales. In the United States, its New England and New York segments cover electricity and gas distribution together with high-voltage transmission. A further segment, National Grid Ventures, runs electricity interconnectors and liquefied natural gas importing at the Isle of Grain, while a separate segment covers commercial property leasing and sales and insurance work in the United Kingdom.
National Grid was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in London, in the United Kingdom. Its shares trade under the ticker NGG.
National Grid’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 45.4, in the Neutral zone, down 5.9 points over five sessions.
Down 5.9 points over five sessions.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 28 | +1.4% | +1.1% | ||
| Accumulation | 206 | +0.4% | +1.5% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 375 | +0.1% | +0.8% | ||
| Distribution | 41 | −0.3% | −3.0% | ||
| Selling | 0 | Not available | |||
Average NGG share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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National Grid trades 2.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $83.04, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what National Grid shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$83.04
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
2.6% above fair value · About fair value
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 9.6% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for National Grid, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for NGG in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in NGG were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
National Grid reports on Nov 5, 2026, before the open (today), and beat the EPS estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 5, 2026
Expected before the open, today
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | $0.00 est $0.00 | — | +1.5% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.00 est $0.00 | $7.60B est $11.22B | +3.2% |
| Sep 3, 2025 | $0.00 est $0.00 | — | +1.4% |
| May 15, 2025 | $0.46 est $0.00 | $14.08B est $16.34B | +5.7% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $0.13 est $0.00 | — | −2.0% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.00 est $0.00 | $10.53B est $11.68B | −0.3% |
| Aug 28, 2024 | $0.00 est $0.00 | — | −0.5% |
| May 23, 2024 | $0.00 est $0.00 | $14.40B est $14.07B | −15.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for National Grid is $89.94, +5.5% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | Berenberg Bank | $90.30 | +6.0% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, National Grid averaged +4.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.8% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +3.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +4.5% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +4.3% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, NGG’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.1%.
National Grid’s market cap is $86.32B, with a P/E ratio of 19.2 and revenue of $17.69B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of National Grid this week reads positive: 6 positive, 3 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
National Grid’s market cap is $86.32B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $85.22, with 1.01B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 19.2.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for National Grid is $89.94, +5.5% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate National Grid is about fair value: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $85.22 is 2.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $83.04. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
National Grid is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026, before the market opens (today). Analysts expect earnings of $2.29 per share on revenue of $10.15B. National Grid beat the earnings estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.8% on average across the report.
National Grid’s 52-week high is $94.64 and its 52-week low is $73.37; it closed at $85.22 on Nov 4, 2026, +14.0% over the past year.
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