Next 15 Group (NFG) Competitors

Ashtead Technology (LON:AT) and Next 15 Group (LON:NFG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AT or NFG?

Next 15 Group received 3 more outperform votes than Ashtead Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Ashtead Technology an outperform vote while only 92.86% of users gave Next 15 Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ashtead Technology	Outperform Votes 10 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Next 15 Group	Outperform Votes 13 92.86%	Underperform Votes 1 7.14%

Is AT or NFG a better dividend stock?

Ashtead Technology pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Next 15 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Ashtead Technology pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Next 15 Group pays out 24.6% 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 refer more to AT or NFG?

In the previous week, Ashtead Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Next 15 Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ashtead Technology	Neutral
Next 15 Group	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, AT or NFG?

Ashtead Technology has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Next 15 Group has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AT or NFG?

75.9% of Ashtead Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Next 15 Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Ashtead Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Next 15 Group shares are owned 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.

Do analysts recommend AT or NFG?

Ashtead Technology presently has a consensus price target of GBX 830, indicating a potential upside of 71.13%. Next 15 Group has a consensus price target of GBX 885, indicating a potential upside of 247.74%. Given Next 15 Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Next 15 Group is more favorable than Ashtead Technology.

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
Next 15 Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is AT or NFG more profitable?

Ashtead Technology has a net margin of 17.37% compared to Next 15 Group's net margin of 8.28%. Next 15 Group's return on equity of 37.44% beat Ashtead Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ashtead Technology	17.37%	23.56%	13.14%
Next 15 Group	8.28%	37.44%	9.17%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AT or NFG?

Next 15 Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ashtead Technology. Next 15 Group 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	£139.68M	2.75	£24.26M	£30.98	15.66
Next 15 Group	£741.75M	0.35	£61.44M	£60.87	4.18

Summary

Next 15 Group beats Ashtead Technology on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.