AGR vs. AT, NFG, AEP, PAM, BHI, UTL, CTP, ET, PVR, and CLP
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), BMO UK High Income Trust (BHI), UIL (UTL), Castleton Technology (CTP), Establishment Investment Trust (ET), Providence Resources (PVR), and Clear Leisure (CLP). 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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and community ranking.
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.
Ashtead Technology has a net margin of 17.38% compared to Assura's net margin of -18.25%. Ashtead Technology's return on equity of 25.05% beat Assura's return on equity.
Assura has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashtead Technology has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.
73.7% of Assura shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Ashtead Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Assura shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Ashtead Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Assura had 2 more articles in the media than Ashtead Technology. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Assura and 0 mentions for Ashtead Technology. Ashtead Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Assura's score of -0.35 indicating that Ashtead Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Assura currently has a consensus price target of GBX 50.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.06%. Ashtead Technology has a consensus price target of GBX 830, suggesting a potential upside of 53.99%. Given Ashtead Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ashtead Technology is more favorable than Assura.
Assura pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Ashtead Technology pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Assura pays out -30,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ashtead Technology pays out 333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Assura is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Ashtead Technology beats Assura on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:AGR) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
