Ashtead Technology (AT) Competitors

Ashtead Technology (LON:AT) and Assura (LON:AGR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is AT or AGR more profitable?

Ashtead Technology has a net margin of 17.37% compared to Assura's net margin of -18.09%. Ashtead Technology's return on equity of 23.56% beat Assura's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ashtead Technology	17.37%	23.56%	13.14%
Assura	-18.09%	-1.92%	2.82%

Do analysts rate AT or AGR?

Ashtead Technology presently has a consensus price target of GBX 830, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Assura has a consensus price target of GBX 51, suggesting a potential upside of 9.72%. Given Assura's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Assura is more favorable than Ashtead Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ashtead Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Assura	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AT or AGR?

75.9% of Ashtead Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of Assura shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Ashtead Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Assura shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, AT or AGR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ashtead Technology	£139.68M	0.00	£24.26M	£30.98	N/A
Assura	£188.76M	8.02	-£34.15M	-£1.05	-44.43

Does the media refer more to AT or AGR?

In the previous week, Ashtead Technology had 6 more articles in the media than Assura. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ashtead Technology and 1 mentions for Assura. Ashtead Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Assura's score of 0.00 indicating that Ashtead Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ashtead Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Assura	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is AT or AGR a better dividend stock?

Ashtead Technology pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Assura pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Ashtead Technology pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Assura pays out -286.8% 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. Assura is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AT or AGR?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ashtead Technology	Outperform Votes 10 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Assura	Outperform Votes 371 67.21%	Underperform Votes 181 32.79%

Which has more volatility and risk, AT or AGR?

Ashtead Technology has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Assura has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ashtead Technology beats Assura on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.