UBS keeps Sell on National Grid

−6.1strongly negative

−6.1

Headlines9

Outlets7

Days321 October – 24 October

UBS maintains Sell on National Grid ahead of results, with scrutiny of its £31bn transmission plan.

Tone by day

Average of each day's headlines, −10 to +10.

Source: MarketFrame news analysis

Tone by day. Average of each day's headlines, −10 to +10. Source: MarketFrame news analysis
day	Average tone
21 Oct	−6.2
22 Oct	−6.7
24 Oct	−5.0

The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.

Every outlet, by impact on the tone

Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.

Source: MarketFrame news analysis

Every outlet, by impact on the tone. Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone. Source: MarketFrame news analysis
outlet	Average tone
AD HOC NEWS	−6.1
SSBCrack	−8.3
Proactive financial news	−7.5
MarketScreener	−7.0
Proactive Investors	−6.7
SuaraGarut.ID	−6.7
شبكة تواصل الإخبارية	−0.8

Outlet	Headlines	Average tone
AD HOC NEWS	3	−6.1
SSBCrack	1	−8.3
Proactive financial news	1	−7.5
MarketScreener	1	−7.0
Proactive Investors	1	−6.7
SuaraGarut.ID	1	−6.7
شبكة تواصل الإخبارية	1	−0.8

One or two headlines is not a lean: read these as how this story was told, not as a verdict on the outlet.

Tone	What the article reported, and why it scored that way	Source
−5.0	UBS keeps Sell rating with target below price.	AD HOC NEWS (opens the article) ↗

National Grid on 24 October

Tone	What the article reported, and why it scored that way	Source
−6.7	UBS keeps Sell rating with target below share price.	AD HOC NEWS (opens the article) ↗
−6.7	UBS maintains its Sell recommendation before trading begins.	AD HOC NEWS (opens the article) ↗

National Grid on 22 October

Tone	What the article reported, and why it scored that way	Source
−8.3	Criticism of strategy and UBS sell rating.	SSBCrack (opens the article) ↗
−7.5	Scrutiny over plan and UBS sell rating.	Proactive financial news (opens the article) ↗
−7.0	UBS maintains Sell rating.	MarketScreener (opens the article) ↗
−6.7	A bank retains a sell rating before the results.	Proactive Investors (opens the article) ↗
−6.7	Scrutiny over £31bn investment plan.	SuaraGarut.ID (opens the article) ↗
−0.8	Profile of company facing £31bn overhaul; mostly factual.	شبكة تواصل الإخبارية (opens the article) ↗

National Grid on 21 October

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