Zigup (ZIG) Competitors

Aggreko (LON:AGK) and Zigup (LON:ZIG) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to AGK or ZIG?

In the previous week, Zigup had 1 more articles in the media than Aggreko. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Zigup and 0 mentions for Aggreko. Zigup's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Aggreko's score of 0.00 indicating that Zigup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aggreko	Neutral
Zigup	Positive

Is AGK or ZIG a better dividend stock?

Aggreko pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share. Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Aggreko pays out -0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zigup pays out 46.5% 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.

Is AGK or ZIG more profitable?

Zigup has a net margin of 6.82% compared to Aggreko's net margin of 0.00%. Zigup's return on equity of 12.09% beat Aggreko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aggreko	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zigup	6.82%	12.09%	5.59%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGK or ZIG?

Aggreko received 297 more outperform votes than Zigup when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 48.21% of users gave Aggreko an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Zigup an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aggreko	Outperform Votes 297 48.21%	Underperform Votes 319 51.79%
Zigup	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AGK or ZIG?

Zigup has higher revenue and earnings than Aggreko. Aggreko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zigup, 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
Aggreko	£1.36B	0.00	N/A	-£43.50	N/A
Zigup	£1.82B	0.37	£123.98M	£55.94	5.37

Do analysts rate AGK or ZIG?

Zigup has a consensus price target of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 29.78%. Given Zigup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zigup is more favorable than Aggreko.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aggreko	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Zigup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AGK or ZIG?

85.4% of Zigup shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Zigup shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Zigup beats Aggreko on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.