FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Utilities / 30 September 2026
Utilities: sector news on Wednesday 30 September 2026
Average tone +0.9 (neutral) across 5 companies with relevant coverage, from 28 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Grid | −2.0 | 18 | Coverage was dominated by Andy Burnham's plan for a public GB Grid body, which is framed as a challenge to National Grid and tied to bill and connection worries. |
| Metlen Energy & Metals | +8.0 | 4 | Coverage centred on analyst support, with Wood & Company raising its price target and shares rising, and JPMorgan launching coverage. |
| Severn Trent | −7.2 | 3 | Coverage was dominated by a report of a planned law change to allow public ownership of water companies, which is a threat to the sector. |
| SSE | +0.7 | 2 | Coverage of SSE was thin, limited to a routine admission to trading notice and a generic market story. |
| United Utilities | +5.0 | 1 | The only relevant coverage reported United Utilities shares rising 2.36 percent. |
| Centrica | – | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 Metlen shares rise after Wood lifts price target by 45%
Shares rose after Wood lifted its price target by 45%. - −10.0 UK PM Burnham plans law change to allow public ownership of water companies
Planned law change allowing public ownership threatens listed water companies. - +7.5 Mytilineos stock gets a EUR 65.00 target from Wood & Company
Broker sets a EUR 65 target, supportive analyst view. - +7.5 National Grid energises second new Dinorwig-Pentir circuit in milestone for cable upgrade project
Milestone in cable upgrade project delivery. - +7.5 What's behind National Grid's latest 2.9% stock surge?
Share price surge of 2.9%. - +6.7 Metlen plans to invest nearly €25 million to expand its recycled alumi
Planned investment to expand recycled aluminium capacity signals growth. - −6.7 Burnham opens up energy network in challenge to National Grid
Burnham opens network in direct challenge to National Grid. - +6.7 National Grid stock rally nears GBX1,192 resistance: Upside targets to watch
Share rally towards resistance level, positive technical view. - −5.8 New Grid System Revealed As Burnham Targets Britain’s Rising Energy Costs
New state grid system targets costs, challenging National Grid. - +5.7 A digital twin on the sewage treatment works of Severn Trent
Digital twin at its sewage works suggests innovation and efficiency. - +5.0 Why Did JPMorgan Launch Coverage Of Metlen Energy & Metals (LSE:MTLN) This Week?
New JPMorgan coverage adds analyst attention. - −5.0 GB Grid: Burnham’s state challenger could let data centres build their own connections
Proposed state grid challenger could compete with National Grid.