Avingtrans (AVG) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, ITM or AVG?

Avingtrans has higher revenue and earnings than ITM Power. ITM Power 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
ITM Power	£16.67M	10.78	-£27.50M	-£4.37	-6.60
Avingtrans	£129.08M	0.85	£3.46M	£11.27	30.52

Does the media refer more to ITM or AVG?

In the previous week, ITM Power had 3 more articles in the media than Avingtrans. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ITM Power and 0 mentions for Avingtrans. ITM Power's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Avingtrans' score of 0.00 indicating that ITM Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ITM Power	Positive
Avingtrans	Neutral

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

37.3% of ITM Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of Avingtrans shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.3% of ITM Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of Avingtrans shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ITM or AVG?

Avingtrans received 31 more outperform votes than ITM Power when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.13% of users gave Avingtrans an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave ITM Power an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ITM Power	Outperform Votes 176 66.67%	Underperform Votes 88 33.33%
Avingtrans	Outperform Votes 207 72.13%	Underperform Votes 80 27.87%

Is ITM or AVG more profitable?

Avingtrans has a net margin of 2.68% compared to ITM Power's net margin of -164.90%. Avingtrans' return on equity of 3.32% beat ITM Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ITM Power	-164.90%	-9.97%	-5.81%
Avingtrans	2.68%	3.32%	2.06%

Do analysts rate ITM or AVG?

ITM Power currently has a consensus target price of GBX 69.75, suggesting a potential upside of 141.77%. Given ITM Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ITM Power is more favorable than Avingtrans.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ITM Power	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Avingtrans	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ITM or AVG?

ITM Power has a beta of 2.03, meaning that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avingtrans has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ITM Power and Avingtrans tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.