AGR vs. AEP, AT, NFG, PAM, UTL, BHI, GMP, CTP, ET, and PVR
Should you be buying Assura stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Assura include Anglo-Eastern Plantations (AEP), Ashtead Technology (AT), Next 15 Group (NFG), Premier Asset Management Group (PAM), UIL (UTL), BMO UK High Income Trust (BHI), Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (GMP), Castleton Technology (CTP), Establishment Investment Trust (ET), and Providence Resources (PVR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Assura vs.
Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) and Assura (LON:AGR) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Anglo-Eastern Plantations has higher revenue and earnings than Assura. Assura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anglo-Eastern Plantations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Assura received 247 more outperform votes than Anglo-Eastern Plantations when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.51% of users gave Anglo-Eastern Plantations an outperform vote while only 67.21% of users gave Assura an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Assura had 1 more articles in the media than Anglo-Eastern Plantations. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Assura and 0 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations. Assura's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Anglo-Eastern Plantations' score of 0.00 indicating that Assura is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Assura pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Assura pays out -286.8% 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. Assura is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Assura has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.
6.4% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of Assura shares are held by institutional investors. 70.5% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Assura 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.
Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a net margin of 17.74% compared to Assura's net margin of -18.09%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' return on equity of 12.46% beat Assura's return on equity.
Assura has a consensus target price of GBX 51, indicating a potential upside of 3.57%. Given Assura's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Assura is more favorable than Anglo-Eastern Plantations.
Summary
Anglo-Eastern Plantations and Assura tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:AGR) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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