Active Energy Group (AEG) Competitors

Actual Experience (LON:ACT) and Active Energy Group (LON:AEG) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, ACT or AEG?

Actual Experience has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Active Energy Group has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ACT or AEG?

43.2% of Actual Experience shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Active Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.7% of Actual Experience shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Active Energy Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ACT or AEG?

In the previous week, Actual Experience had 1 more articles in the media than Active Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Actual Experience and 0 mentions for Active Energy Group. Active Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Actual Experience's score of 0.20 indicating that Active Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Actual Experience	Neutral
Active Energy Group	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ACT or AEG?

Active Energy Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Actual Experience. Active Energy Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Actual Experience, 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
Actual Experience	£1.18M	0.00	-£4.82M	-£0.05	N/A
Active Energy Group	N/A	N/A	-£703.27K	-£0.28	-0.55

Is ACT or AEG more profitable?

Active Energy Group's return on equity of -14.92% beat Actual Experience's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Actual Experience	N/A	-96.81%	-38.35%
Active Energy Group	N/A	-14.92%	-11.07%

Summary

Active Energy Group beats Actual Experience on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.