Avingtrans (AVG) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, GDWN or AVG?

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GDWN or AVG?

Goodwin has higher revenue and earnings than Avingtrans. Avingtrans is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goodwin, 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
Goodwin	£191.26M	3.02	£16.90M	£2.24	3,437.50
Avingtrans	£136.62M	0.91	£3.66M	£0.11	3,410.45

Is GDWN or AVG 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
Goodwin	8.84%	13.85%	6.15%
Avingtrans	2.68%	3.29%	2.06%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GDWN or AVG?

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

Is GDWN or AVG a better dividend stock?

Goodwin pays an annual dividend of GBX 133 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Avingtrans pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. 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. 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.

Does the media refer more to GDWN or AVG?

In the previous week, Goodwin had 6 more articles in the media than Avingtrans. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Goodwin and 1 mentions for Avingtrans. Avingtrans' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Goodwin's score of 0.39 indicating that Avingtrans is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GDWN or AVG?

2.6% of Goodwin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of Avingtrans shares are held by institutional investors. 67.2% of Goodwin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of Avingtrans shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Goodwin beats Avingtrans on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.