Aston Martin Lagonda Global (AML) Competitors

Aston Martin Lagonda Global (LON:AML) and Dowlais Group (LON:DWL) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Does the media favor AML or DWL?

In the previous week, Aston Martin Lagonda Global and Aston Martin Lagonda Global both had 2 articles in the media. Aston Martin Lagonda Global's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Dowlais Group's score of 0.54 indicating that Aston Martin Lagonda Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aston Martin Lagonda Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dowlais Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AML or DWL?

Aston Martin Lagonda Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dowlais Group. Dowlais Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aston Martin Lagonda Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aston Martin Lagonda Global	£2.20B	0.27	-£471.78M	-£49.78	-1.28
Dowlais Group	£4.59B	0.15	-£515.21M	-£38.01	-1.35

Is AML or DWL more profitable?

Dowlais Group has a net margin of -11.24% compared to Aston Martin Lagonda Global's net margin of -21.42%. Dowlais Group's return on equity of -21.02% beat Aston Martin Lagonda Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aston Martin Lagonda Global	-21.42%	-48.19%	-1.99%
Dowlais Group	-11.24%	-21.02%	-0.98%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AML or DWL?

29.7% of Aston Martin Lagonda Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.5% of Dowlais Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.6% of Aston Martin Lagonda Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Dowlais Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate AML or DWL?

Aston Martin Lagonda Global currently has a consensus target price of GBX 160, suggesting a potential upside of 150.20%. Dowlais Group has a consensus target price of GBX 80, suggesting a potential upside of 55.64%. Given Aston Martin Lagonda Global's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aston Martin Lagonda Global is more favorable than Dowlais Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aston Martin Lagonda Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Dowlais Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AML or DWL?

Aston Martin Lagonda Global received 184 more outperform votes than Dowlais Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.55% of users gave Dowlais Group an outperform vote while only 33.75% of users gave Aston Martin Lagonda Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aston Martin Lagonda Global	Outperform Votes 190 33.75%	Underperform Votes 373 66.25%
Dowlais Group	Outperform Votes 6 54.55%	Underperform Votes 5 45.45%

Summary

Dowlais Group beats Aston Martin Lagonda Global on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.