Ashtead Group (AHT) Competitors GBX 3,789 -136.00 (-3.46%) As of 12:38 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock AHT vs. LSE, WPY, BXP, TW, LAND, SIR, SAFE, CLIN, EVR, and BGSCShould 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), Beximco Pharmaceuticals (BXP), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Land Securities Group (LAND), Secure Income REIT (SIR), Safestore (SAFE), Clinigen Group (CLIN), EVRAZ (EVR), and BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Ashtead Group vs. London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) Worldpay Beximco Pharmaceuticals Taylor Wimpey Land Securities Group Secure Income REIT Safestore Clinigen Group EVRAZ BMO Global Smaller Companies Ashtead Group (LON:AHT) and London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) (LON:LSE) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation. Do analysts rate AHT or LSE? Ashtead Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 6,840, suggesting a potential upside of 75.75%. Given Ashtead Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00London 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 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 2.1%. London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 73 per share. Ashtead Group pays out 28.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) pays out 64.9% 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. Ashtead Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is AHT or LSE more profitable? Ashtead Group has a net margin of 14.08% compared to London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Ashtead Group's return on equity of 21.43% beat London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ashtead Group14.08% 21.43% 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 24 more outperform votes than Ashtead Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.50% 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 Votes74673.50% Underperform Votes26926.50% London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)Outperform Votes77071.83% Underperform Votes30228.17% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AHT or LSE? 66.7% of Ashtead Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ashtead Group shares are held by company 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. Does the media refer more to AHT or LSE? In the previous week, Ashtead Group and Ashtead Group both had 2 articles in the media. London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Ashtead Group's score of -0.49 indicating that London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ashtead Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation and 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£13.67B1.55£1.93B£280.9913.85London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)£2.41B0.00N/A£112.40N/A SummaryAshtead Group beats London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Ashtead Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AHT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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£21.25B£2.43B£6.58B£2.52BDividend Yield0.02%5.79%3.56%4.90%P/E Ratio13.8514.7620.32134.74Price / Sales1.5557.0275.01261,054.88Price / Cash820.97107.2626.8327.90Price / Book2.281.423.584.45Net Income£1.93B£240.18M£794.81M£5.77B7 Day Performance-8.57%-1.41%-2.20%-1.75%1 Month Performance-11.63%-0.29%-2.18%-1.43%1 Year Performance-32.22%-8.21%9.75%100.79% Ashtead Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AHTAshtead Group2.5936 of 5 starsGBX 3,789-3.5%GBX 6,840+80.5%-29.9%£20.69B£13.67B13.48120Dividend CutHigh Trading VolumeLSELondon Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£30.31B£2.41B76.694,965WPYWorldpayN/AN/AN/AN/A£29.39B£4.04B194.44190BXPBeximco PharmaceuticalsN/AGBX 38.25-0.6%N/A+2.0%£26.07B£7.08T4.105,500Negative NewsTWTaylor Wimpey3.4034 of 5 starsGBX 113.05-0.9%GBX 168.75+49.3%-20.1%£4.06B£3.45B16.491,090High Trading VolumeLANDLand Securities Group2.4115 of 5 starsGBX 540-1.0%GBX 677.67+25.5%-10.8%£4.00B£823.49M-12.52598High Trading VolumeSIRSecure Income REITN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.49B£122.40M743.55N/ASAFESafestoreN/AGBX 605.50-0.4%N/A-16.9%£1.32B£222.85M4.99120High Trading VolumeCLINClinigen GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.23B£565.60M64.691,000EVREVRAZ0.3842 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£1.18B£15.40B42.1971,591BGSCBMO Global Smaller CompaniesN/AN/AN/AN/A£769.56M£303.85M2.77N/A Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LSE Alternatives WPY Alternatives BXP Alternatives TW Alternatives LAND Alternatives SIR Alternatives SAFE Alternatives CLIN Alternatives EVR Alternatives BGSC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:AHT) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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