AT vs. AGR, NFG, AEP, PAM, BHI, UTL, CTP, ET, PVR, and CLP
Should you be buying Ashtead Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ashtead Technology include Assura (AGR), 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.
Ashtead Technology vs.
Ashtead Technology (LON:AT) and Assura (LON:AGR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.
Ashtead Technology currently has a consensus price target of GBX 830, indicating a potential upside of 53.99%. Assura has a consensus price target of GBX 50.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.06%. Given Ashtead Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ashtead Technology is more favorable than Assura.
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 media.
Ashtead Technology pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Assura pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. 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 pays out -30,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.
Ashtead Technology has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Assura has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.
75.9% of Ashtead Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of Assura shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Ashtead Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Assura 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.
Ashtead Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 17.38% compared to Assura's net margin of -18.25%. Ashtead Technology's return on equity of 25.05% beat Assura's return on equity.
Summary
Ashtead Technology beats Assura on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:AT) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
