Avingtrans (AVG) Competitors

Avingtrans (LON:AVG) and Goodwin (LON:GDWN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Is AVG or GDWN more profitable?

Goodwin has a net margin of 8.84% compared to Avingtrans' net margin of 2.68%. Goodwin's return on equity of 13.85% beat Avingtrans' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avingtrans	2.68%	3.29%	2.06%
Goodwin	8.84%	13.85%	6.15%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVG or GDWN?

Avingtrans received 132 more outperform votes than Goodwin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.13% of users gave Avingtrans an outperform vote while only 65.22% of users gave Goodwin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avingtrans	Outperform Votes 207 72.13%	Underperform Votes 80 27.87%
Goodwin	Outperform Votes 75 65.22%	Underperform Votes 40 34.78%

Which has more volatility & risk, AVG or GDWN?

Avingtrans has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Goodwin has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AVG or GDWN?

Goodwin has higher revenue and earnings than Avingtrans. Goodwin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avingtrans, 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
Avingtrans	£136.62M	0.96	£3.66M	£0.11	3,597.36
Goodwin	£191.26M	2.63	£16.90M	£2.24	2,994.82

Does the media refer more to AVG or GDWN?

In the previous week, Goodwin had 4 more articles in the media than Avingtrans. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Goodwin and 1 mentions for Avingtrans. Avingtrans' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Goodwin's score of 0.16 indicating that Avingtrans is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avingtrans	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Goodwin	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AVG or GDWN?

29.2% of Avingtrans shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Goodwin shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of Avingtrans shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 67.2% of Goodwin shares are owned 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.

Is AVG or GDWN a better dividend stock?

Avingtrans pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Goodwin pays an annual dividend of GBX 133 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Avingtrans pays out 4,545.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Goodwin pays out 5,937.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Goodwin beats Avingtrans on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.