AGR vs. AT, NFG, AEP, PAM, UTL, BHI, GMP, CTP, ET, and PVR
Should you be buying Assura stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Assura include Ashtead Technology (AT), Next 15 Group (NFG), Anglo-Eastern Plantations (AEP), Premier Asset Management Group (PAM), UIL (UTL), BMO UK High Income Trust (BHI), Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (GMP), Castleton Technology (CTP), Establishment Investment Trust (ET), and Providence Resources (PVR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Assura vs.
Assura (LON:AGR) and Ashtead Technology (LON:AT) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Assura had 13 more articles in the media than Ashtead Technology. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Assura and 1 mentions for Ashtead Technology. Assura's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Ashtead Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that Assura is being referred to more favorably in the media.
73.7% of Assura shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Ashtead Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Assura shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Ashtead Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Assura presently has a consensus price target of GBX 49.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.30%. Ashtead Technology has a consensus price target of GBX 830, suggesting a potential upside of 54.85%. Given Ashtead Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ashtead Technology is more favorable than Assura.
Assura has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashtead Technology has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Ashtead Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Assura. Assura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ashtead Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ashtead Technology has a net margin of 17.37% compared to Assura's net margin of -18.09%. Ashtead Technology's return on equity of 23.56% beat Assura's return on equity.
Assura pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Ashtead Technology pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Assura pays out -286.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ashtead Technology pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Assura is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Assura received 361 more outperform votes than Ashtead Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Ashtead Technology an outperform vote while only 67.21% of users gave Assura an outperform vote.
Summary
Ashtead Technology beats Assura on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:AGR) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
