NFG vs. AGR, AT, AEP, PAM, BHI, UTL, CTP, ET, PVR, and CLP
Should you be buying Next 15 Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Next 15 Group include Assura (AGR), Ashtead Technology (AT), Anglo-Eastern Plantations (AEP), Premier Asset Management Group (PAM), BMO UK High Income Trust (BHI), UIL (UTL), Castleton Technology (CTP), Establishment Investment Trust (ET), Providence Resources (PVR), and Clear Leisure (CLP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Next 15 Group vs.
Next 15 Group (LON:NFG) and Assura (LON:AGR) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking and earnings.
Next 15 Group has a net margin of 8.28% compared to Assura's net margin of -18.25%. Next 15 Group's return on equity of 43.44% beat Assura's return on equity.
68.0% of Next 15 Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of Assura shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Next 15 Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Assura shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Next 15 Group has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Assura has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Next 15 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Assura pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Next 15 Group pays out 2,586.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Assura pays out -30,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Assura is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Next 15 Group had 2 more articles in the media than Assura. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Next 15 Group and 1 mentions for Assura. Assura's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Next 15 Group's score of 0.27 indicating that Assura is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Next 15 Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 885, indicating a potential upside of 124.62%. Assura has a consensus target price of GBX 50.67, indicating a potential upside of 26.79%. Given Next 15 Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Next 15 Group is more favorable than Assura.
Next 15 Group has higher revenue and earnings than Assura. Assura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Next 15 Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Assura received 358 more outperform votes than Next 15 Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 92.86% of users gave Next 15 Group an outperform vote while only 67.21% of users gave Assura an outperform vote.
Summary
Next 15 Group beats Assura on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:NFG) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
