NGGNational Grid plc

$81.86+12% 1Y
Latest close: below its 200-day averageOct 23, 2026what changed →

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and a token position.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −0% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest0.1% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

A token position, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 23% since the previous count, unchanged over three months.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How NGG is trading

National Grid plc is +12% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 3.7 points behind the market.

+12%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−0.30%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
70

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
11%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$52.40 – $91.52 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$81.86
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+8.8%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+12%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+85%
vs 50-day average$78.17
+4.7%
52-week high
$91.52
52-week low
$71.66
Annualised volatility
22%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+8.6%
2025+36%
2024−1.3%
2023+19%
2022−13%
2021+29%
2020−0.75%
2019+39%
2018−14%
2017+4.2%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+3.6%
Feb105 of 10+0.07%
Mar107 of 10+1.9%
Apr107 of 10+2.7%
May104 of 10−1.0%
Jun107 of 10+0.12%
Jul115 of 11+0.46%
Aug115 of 11−1.8%
Sep115 of 11−2.1%
Oct117 of 11+1.7%
Nov108 of 10+2.2%
Dec106 of 10+1.0%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.