Porvair (PRV) Competitors GBX 750 +10.00 (+1.35%) As of 08/1/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PRV vs. AFS, MYX, AEG, BOE, FGP, SMS, BIFF, FAN, TPK, and GECShould you be buying Porvair stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Porvair include Amiad Water Systems (AFS), MYCELX Technologies (MYX), Active Energy Group (AEG), Boeing (BOE), FirstGroup (FGP), Smart Metering Systems (SMS), Biffa (BIFF), Volution Group (FAN), Travis Perkins (TPK), and General Electric (GEC). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Porvair vs. Its Competitors Amiad Water Systems MYCELX Technologies Active Energy Group Boeing FirstGroup Smart Metering Systems Biffa Volution Group Travis Perkins General Electric Porvair (LON:PRV) and Amiad Water Systems (LON:AFS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend PRV or AFS? Given Amiad Water Systems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amiad Water Systems is more favorable than Porvair.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Porvair 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Amiad Water Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PRV or AFS? 60.2% of Porvair shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Porvair shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PRV or AFS more profitable? Porvair has a net margin of 8.57% compared to Amiad Water Systems' net margin of 0.00%. Porvair's return on equity of 10.75% beat Amiad Water Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Porvair8.57% 10.75% 6.39% Amiad Water Systems N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to PRV or AFS? In the previous week, Porvair's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Amiad Water Systems'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Porvair Neutral Amiad Water Systems Neutral Which has better earnings and valuation, PRV or AFS? Porvair has higher revenue and earnings than Amiad Water Systems. Amiad Water Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Porvair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPorvair£179.19M1.92£15.35M£33.7322.23Amiad Water Systems£104.60M0.00N/A£6.80N/A SummaryPorvair beats Amiad Water Systems on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Porvair News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PRV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PRV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPorvairPollution & Treatment Controls IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£343.16M£368.70M£7.60B£3.03BDividend Yield0.87%22.15%4.56%5.02%P/E Ratio22.237.9325.27176.75Price / Sales1.9233.9998.63264,362.45Price / Cash17.3719.0627.7627.97Price / Book2.353.254.314.53Net Income£15.35M-£1.02M£792.92M£5.90B7 Day Performance1.08%-6.40%-1.93%12.58%1 Month Performance1.90%-2.30%2.28%6.10%1 Year Performance14.68%-1.96%29.53%71.60% Porvair Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRVPorvairN/AGBX 750+1.4%N/A+13.3%£343.16M£179.19M22.23976AFSAmiad Water SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£110.71M£104.60M53.533,950Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeMYXMYCELX TechnologiesN/AGBX 24.41+1.7%GBX 95+289.2%-56.8%£7.02M£11.21M-1.95N/AAEGActive Energy GroupN/AGBX 0.16+14.3%N/A+136.4%£324KN/A-0.5822,300Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeBOEBoeingN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.32B£70.54B-30.77156,000Gap UpFGPFirstGroup1.1183 of 5 starsGBX 219.80+0.2%GBX 240+9.2%+32.0%£1.29B£3.75B-102.7031,477SMSSmart Metering SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.27B£135.52M8,654.551,361BIFFBiffaN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.26B£1.44B-51.257,357News CoverageFANVolution Group1.0059 of 5 starsGBX 632-1.4%GBX 700+10.8%+22.5%£1.25B£346.77M29.091,909TPKTravis Perkins1.6214 of 5 starsGBX 572+0.1%GBX 823.33+43.9%-44.1%£1.21B£4.77B-69.2519,172GECGeneral ElectricN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.14B£69.52B27.63125,000Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AFS Alternatives MYX Alternatives AEG Alternatives BOE Alternatives FGP Alternatives SMS Alternatives BIFF Alternatives FAN Alternatives TPK Alternatives GEC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:PRV) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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