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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

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%

Is AT or AGR more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ashtead Technology	17.38%	25.05%	13.14%
Assura	-18.25%	-1.88%	2.82%

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

Do analysts rate AT or AGR?

Ashtead Technology presently has a consensus price target of GBX 830, indicating a potential upside of 71.13%. Assura has a consensus price target of GBX 50.67, indicating a potential upside of 32.22%. Given Ashtead Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ashtead Technology is more favorable than Assura.

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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media favor AT or AGR?

In the previous week, Ashtead Technology had 1 more articles in the media than Assura. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ashtead Technology and 0 mentions for Assura. Assura's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Ashtead Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that Assura is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ashtead Technology	Neutral
Assura	Positive

Which has preferable 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	£141.07M	2.76	£24.52M	£0.30	1,616.67
Assura	£157.80M	7.89	-£28.80M	-£0.01	-3,832.00

Is AT or AGR a better dividend stock?

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 7.8%. 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.

Which has more volatility & 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 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.