Porvair (PRV) Competitors GBX 679.32 +3.32 (+0.49%) As of 06:23 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PRV vs. AFS, MYX, AEG, GEC, FAN, CKN, PAGE, FGP, CHG, and BOYShould 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), General Electric (GEC), Volution Group (FAN), Clarkson (CKN), PageGroup (PAGE), FirstGroup (FGP), Chemring Group (CHG), and Bodycote (BOY). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Porvair vs. Amiad Water Systems MYCELX Technologies Active Energy Group General Electric Volution Group Clarkson PageGroup FirstGroup Chemring Group Bodycote Amiad Water Systems (LON:AFS) and Porvair (LON:PRV) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AFS or PRV? Porvair received 108 more outperform votes than Amiad Water Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.19% of users gave Porvair an outperform vote while only 73.08% of users gave Amiad Water Systems an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmiad Water SystemsOutperform Votes7673.08% Underperform Votes2826.92% PorvairOutperform Votes18474.19% Underperform Votes6425.81% Which has higher earnings and valuation, AFS or PRV? 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 RatioAmiad Water Systems£104.60M0.00N/A£6.80N/APorvair£179.19M1.75£15.35M£33.7320.28 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AFS or PRV? 60.2% of Porvair shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of Porvair shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AFS or PRV 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 Amiad Water SystemsN/A N/A N/A Porvair 8.57%10.75%6.39% Do analysts recommend AFS or PRV? Porvair has a consensus price target of GBX 800, indicating a potential upside of 16.96%. Given Porvair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Porvair is more favorable than Amiad Water Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amiad Water Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Porvair 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media favor AFS or PRV? In the previous week, Porvair had 1 more articles in the media than Amiad Water Systems. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Porvair and 0 mentions for Amiad Water Systems. Porvair's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Amiad Water Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Porvair is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Amiad Water Systems Neutral Porvair Positive SummaryPorvair beats Amiad Water Systems on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia 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£312.97M£83.16M£7.08B£2.60BDividend Yield0.87%19.64%3.54%4.95%P/E Ratio20.287.3321.05152.77Price / Sales1.7533.1674.10282,666.96Price / Cash17.3719.0626.8327.91Price / Book2.153.203.744.60Net Income£15.35M-£1.02M£793.45M£5.77B7 Day Performance3.11%0.20%0.06%-0.24%1 Month Performance-4.47%-7.89%0.14%4.15%1 Year Performance9.27%-15.08%28.79%133.38% Porvair Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRVPorvair2.4178 of 5 starsGBX 679.32+0.5%GBX 800+17.8%+9.3%£310.82M£179.19M20.14976AFSAmiad Water SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£110.71M£104.60M53.533,950Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeMYXMYCELX TechnologiesN/AGBX 32.50flatGBX 95+192.3%-43.6%£9.35M£11.21M-2.59N/AAEGActive Energy GroupN/AGBX 0.20-4.8%N/A-56.6%£405,000.00N/A-0.7222,300Gap DownGECGeneral ElectricN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.14B£69.52B27.63125,000Gap UpFANVolution Group1.2644 of 5 starsGBX 566-1.0%GBX 700+23.7%+33.0%£1.12B£346.77M26.051,909Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeCKNClarksonN/AGBX 3,520-2.4%GBX 4,562.50+29.6%-11.0%£1.08B£632.60M13.102,024High Trading VolumePAGEPageGroup3.2788 of 5 starsGBX 340.60+1.2%GBX 495+45.3%-26.5%£1.07B£1.87B21.087,859Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeFGPFirstGroup1.2436 of 5 starsGBX 180.40+2.2%GBX 202.50+12.3%-9.4%£1.06B£3.75B-84.2931,477High Trading VolumeCHGChemring Group1.5317 of 5 starsGBX 394.50-0.5%GBX 429.50+8.9%+5.5%£1.06B£340.84M483.022,600Dividend IncreaseGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBOYBodycote2.951 of 5 starsGBX 578-3.5%GBX 812.50+40.6%-16.1%£1.04B£739.54M17.394,833Analyst ForecastHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AFS Alternatives MYX Alternatives AEG Alternatives GEC Alternatives FAN Alternatives CKN Alternatives PAGE Alternatives FGP Alternatives CHG Alternatives BOY 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 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Final Plan Presidential insider exposes shocking plot to reshape U.S. economy: The 2025 Trump Reset -- Inside Trump’...Porter & Company | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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