FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / National Grid / 13 October 2026
National Grid (NG): news on Tuesday 13 October 2026
+4.5 positive
Coverage was mostly positive, with a raised earnings outlook, early completion of Thames tunnelling and new innovation funding. A JPMorgan price target cut, though it kept an Overweight rating, and routine storm preparedness stories tempered the tone.
What drove it
- raised guidance
- Thames tunnel progress
- JPMorgan target cut
The 16 stories
- +8.3 National Grid raises earnings outlook on grid investment: NG remains range-bound
Raised earnings outlook on grid investment - +7.5 National Grid (LSE:NG.) Lifts Guidance, Is The Stock Still Undervalued?
Raised guidance; valuation discussion - +7.0 Tunnel boring under the Thames completed well ahead of schedule
Thames tunnel boring finished well ahead of schedule, a project delivery positive - −6.7 National Grid price target lowered to 1,310 GBp from 1,440 GBp at JPMorgan
JPMorgan cut price target - +6.3 UK live working closer as grid awarded innovation funds
Awarded innovation funding for live working - +6.3 National Grid secures $6.5 M live-line funding
Secured $6.5m live-line funding - +5.8 Why Is National Grid (LSE:NG.) Stock In Focus As Major Grid Projects Move Forward As FTSE 100 Holds Steady?
Major grid projects progressing; shares steady - +5.8 New 2.2km electricity tunnel dug beneath the River Thames
New Thames electricity tunnel dug; project progress - +5.0 National Grid Upgrades Buffalo Substation to Support Projected Electricity Demand
Substation upgrade for projected demand; investment in network - −4.2 JPMorgan Lowers National Grid's PT, Keeps at Overweight
Target cut though Overweight rating kept - +1.7 National Grid says lessons from 2006 October Storm continues to guide their storm preparations
Storm preparedness lessons guide planning - +1.7 National Grid Reflects on 2006 'October Surprise' Storm, Says Lessons Continue to Shape Emergency Response
Storm preparedness reflection; mildly reputational, mostly factual - +1.7 Lessons from 2006 October Surprise are still top of mind for National Grid's storm preparations
Storm preparedness lessons; mostly factual - +1.3 How the 11-day October surprise outage reshaped how National Grid prepares for storms
Outage history and improved storm preparation - 0.0 National Grid stock costs EUR 13.71 at a GBP 58.0 billion market value - ad-hoc-news.de
Share price and market value quote; factual - 0.0 National Grid stock after-hours at EUR 13.81 on October 12, 2026 - ad-hoc-news.de
Routine after-hours share price quote
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