Ashtead Technology (AT) Competitors

Ashtead Technology (LON:AT) and Hunting (LON:HTG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, AT or HTG?

Ashtead Technology has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hunting has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AT or HTG more profitable?

Ashtead Technology has a net margin of 19.53% compared to Hunting's net margin of 12.60%. Ashtead Technology's return on equity of 24.89% beat Hunting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ashtead Technology	19.53%	24.89%	11.99%
Hunting	12.60%	13.20%	3.30%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AT or HTG?

87.4% of Ashtead Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of Hunting shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Ashtead Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Hunting shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor AT or HTG?

In the previous week, Hunting had 9 more articles in the media than Ashtead Technology. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hunting and 0 mentions for Ashtead Technology. Ashtead Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Hunting's score of 0.51 indicating that Ashtead Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ashtead Technology	Positive
Hunting	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AT or HTG?

Hunting has higher revenue and earnings than Ashtead Technology. Hunting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ashtead Technology, 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
Ashtead Technology	£110.47M	6.08	£21.58M	£0.27	3,118.52
Hunting	£929.10M	0.79	£117.10M	£0.56	792.86

Do analysts prefer AT or HTG?

Ashtead Technology currently has a consensus target price of GBX 775, indicating a potential downside of 7.96%. Hunting has a consensus target price of GBX 407, indicating a potential downside of 8.33%. Given Ashtead Technology's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ashtead Technology is more favorable than Hunting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ashtead Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hunting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AT or HTG?

Hunting received 433 more outperform votes than Ashtead Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Ashtead Technology an outperform vote while only 59.65% of users gave Hunting an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ashtead Technology	Outperform Votes 6 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Hunting	Outperform Votes 439 59.65%	Underperform Votes 297 40.35%

Is AT or HTG a better dividend stock?

Ashtead Technology pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Hunting pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ashtead Technology pays out 370.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hunting pays out 1,428.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Ashtead Technology beats Hunting on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.