Hunting (HTG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AT or HTG?

Hunting received 437 more outperform votes than Ashtead Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Ashtead Technology an outperform vote while only 60.08% of users gave Hunting an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ashtead Technology	Outperform Votes 10 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Hunting	Outperform Votes 447 60.08%	Underperform Votes 297 39.92%

Is AT or HTG more profitable?

Ashtead Technology has a net margin of 17.38% compared to Hunting's net margin of 14.07%. Ashtead Technology's return on equity of 25.05% beat Hunting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ashtead Technology	17.38%	25.05%	13.14%
Hunting	14.07%	14.66%	4.21%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AT or HTG?

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
Ashtead Technology	£141.07M	2.76	£24.52M	£0.30	1,616.67
Hunting	£945.10M	0.51	£133M	£0.60	505.83

Which has more risk & volatility, AT or HTG?

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

Is AT or HTG a better dividend stock?

Ashtead Technology pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Hunting pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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. Hunting pays out 1,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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

75.9% of Ashtead Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of Hunting shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Ashtead Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Hunting shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor AT or HTG?

In the previous week, Ashtead Technology had 1 more articles in the media than Hunting. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ashtead Technology and 0 mentions for Hunting. Ashtead Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hunting'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ashtead Technology	Neutral
Hunting	Neutral

Do analysts recommend AT or HTG?

Ashtead Technology presently has a consensus target price of GBX 830, indicating a potential upside of 71.13%. Hunting has a consensus target price of GBX 492.50, indicating a potential upside of 62.27%. Given Ashtead Technology's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ashtead Technology is more favorable than Hunting.

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
Hunting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Ashtead Technology beats Hunting on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.