Hunting (HTG) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, HTG or AT?

Hunting has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashtead Technology has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HTG or AT a better dividend stock?

Hunting pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ashtead Technology pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Hunting pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ashtead Technology pays out 3.2% 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.

Does the media prefer HTG or AT?

In the previous week, Hunting and Hunting both had 2 articles in the media. Hunting's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Ashtead Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that Hunting is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hunting	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ashtead Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HTG or AT?

Hunting has higher revenue and earnings than Ashtead Technology. Hunting 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
Hunting	£1.15B	0.58	£154.42M	£59.99	5.38
Ashtead Technology	£139.68M	1.95	£24.26M	£30.98	11.11

Is HTG or AT more profitable?

Ashtead Technology has a net margin of 17.37% compared to Hunting's net margin of 13.47%. Ashtead Technology's return on equity of 23.56% beat Hunting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hunting	13.47%	13.25%	4.21%
Ashtead Technology	17.37%	23.56%	13.14%

Do analysts rate HTG or AT?

Hunting currently has a consensus target price of GBX 555, indicating a potential upside of 72.09%. Ashtead Technology has a consensus target price of GBX 721.25, indicating a potential upside of 109.67%. Given Ashtead Technology's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ashtead Technology is more favorable than Hunting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hunting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ashtead Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HTG or AT?

63.2% of Hunting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Ashtead Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of Hunting shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Ashtead Technology shares are held by company 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

Ashtead Technology beats Hunting on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.