Ashtead Group (AHT) Competitors GBX 6,147.14 -8.86 (-0.14%) (As of 06:40 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainability AHT vs. LSE, WPY, TW, LAND, SAFE, SIR, CLIN, EVR, BGSC, and GROWShould you be buying Ashtead Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ashtead Group include London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) (LSE), Worldpay (WPY), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Land Securities Group (LAND), Safestore (SAFE), Secure Income REIT (SIR), Clinigen Group (CLIN), EVRAZ (EVR), BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC), and Molten Ventures (GROW). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Ashtead Group vs. London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) Worldpay Taylor Wimpey Land Securities Group Safestore Secure Income REIT Clinigen Group EVRAZ BMO Global Smaller Companies Molten Ventures Ashtead Group (LON:AHT) and London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) (LON:LSE) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend AHT or LSE? Ashtead Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,537.86, indicating a potential downside of 10.04%. Given Ashtead Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ashtead Group is more favorable than London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ashtead Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to AHT or LSE? In the previous week, Ashtead Group and Ashtead Group both had 1 articles in the media. Ashtead Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Ashtead Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ashtead Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is AHT or LSE more profitable? Ashtead Group has a net margin of 14.24% compared to London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Ashtead Group's return on equity of 22.44% beat London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ashtead Group14.24% 22.44% 7.78% London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AHT or LSE? London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) received 27 more outperform votes than Ashtead Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.42% of users gave Ashtead Group an outperform vote while only 71.83% of users gave London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAshtead GroupOutperform Votes74373.42% Underperform Votes26926.58% London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)Outperform Votes77071.83% Underperform Votes30228.17% Which has better valuation & earnings, AHT or LSE? Ashtead Group has higher revenue and earnings than London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L). London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ashtead Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAshtead Group£10.92B2.46£1.55B£2.652,323.02London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)£2.41B12.58N/A£112.4076.69 Is AHT or LSE a better dividend stock? Ashtead Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 73 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Ashtead Group pays out 3,018.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) pays out 64.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AHT or LSE? 66.7% of Ashtead Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ashtead Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAshtead Group beats London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AHT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAshtead GroupRental & Leasing Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£26.89B£2.57B£4.04B£1.48BDividend Yield1.39%5.46%4.41%11.72%P/E Ratio2,323.02349.21523.771,617.91Price / Sales2.4658.12402.38226,618.06Price / Cash820.9784.3828.3931.60Price / Book3.642.033.562.76Net Income£1.55B£204.44M£183.50M£160.49M7 Day Performance-1.79%-0.09%-1.07%4.18%1 Month Performance4.30%-0.96%-1.82%2.63%1 Year Performance31.15%-2.98%26.76%100.25% Ashtead Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AHTAshtead Group1.2547 of 5 starsGBX 6,147.14-0.1%GBX 5,537.86-9.9%+31.1%£26.85B£10.92B2,319.68120Dividend CutHigh Trading VolumeLSELondon Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)N/AGBX 8,620-0.6%N/A+0.0%£30.31B£2.41B76.694,965WPYWorldpayN/AGBX 9,450flatN/A+0.0%£29.39B£4.04B194.44190TWTaylor Wimpey2.2732 of 5 starsGBX 127.10-2.2%GBX 166.67+31.1%+3.4%£4.50B£3.40B1,857.141,090High Trading VolumeLANDLand Securities Group3.6561 of 5 starsGBX 589+0.5%GBX 742.50+26.1%-10.7%£4.39B£824M-1,365.12598Dividend IncreaseHigh Trading VolumeSAFESafestoreN/AGBX 737-1.3%N/A-3.9%£1.61B£223.30M619.24120SIRSecure Income REITN/AGBX 461flatN/A+0.0%£1.49B£122.40M743.55N/ACLINClinigen GroupN/AGBX 925flatN/AN/A£1.23B£565.60M64.691,000EVREVRAZ0.9405 of 5 starsGBX 81+0.1%N/AN/A£1.18B£15.40B42.1971,591BGSCBMO Global Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 140.60-0.8%N/A+0.0%£769.56M£303.85M2.77N/AGROWMolten Ventures3.2119 of 5 starsGBX 320.50+0.3%GBX 580+81.0%N/A£594.11M£-47,800,000.00-1,521.4320Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LSE Alternatives WPY Alternatives TW Alternatives LAND Alternatives SAFE Alternatives SIR Alternatives CLIN Alternatives EVR Alternatives BGSC Alternatives GROW Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:AHT) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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