AFN vs. BUI, LEV, GPV, CSX, CUB, RUS, MSI, AND, BDGI, and WTE
Should you be buying Ag Growth International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ag Growth International include Buhler Industries (BUI), Lion Electric (LEV), GreenPower Motor (GPV), Clean Seed Capital Group (CSX), CubicFarm Systems (CUB), Russel Metals (RUS), Morneau Shepell (MSI), Andlauer Healthcare Group (AND), Badger Infrastructure Solutions (BDGI), and Westshore Terminals Investment (WTE). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Ag Growth International vs. Its Competitors
Ag Growth International (TSE:AFN) and Buhler Industries (TSE:BUI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Ag Growth International had 3 more articles in the media than Buhler Industries. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ag Growth International and 0 mentions for Buhler Industries. Ag Growth International's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Buhler Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Ag Growth International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
20.4% of Ag Growth International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Ag Growth International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 96.8% of Buhler Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Ag Growth International has a beta of 1.457182, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Buhler Industries has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Ag Growth International has higher revenue and earnings than Buhler Industries. Ag Growth International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Buhler Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ag Growth International has a net margin of 1.71% compared to Buhler Industries' net margin of -0.43%. Ag Growth International's return on equity of 7.48% beat Buhler Industries' return on equity.
Ag Growth International currently has a consensus price target of C$50.71, indicating a potential upside of 23.03%. Given Ag Growth International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ag Growth International is more favorable than Buhler Industries.
Summary
Ag Growth International beats Buhler Industries on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE 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.
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This page (TSE:AFN) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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