Ashtead Group (AHT) Competitors GBX 4,298 -39.00 (-0.90%) As of 11:39 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock AHT vs. LSE, WPY, BXP, LAND, TW, SIR, SAFE, CLIN, EVR, and BGSCShould you be buying Ashtead Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ashtead Group include London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) (LSE), Worldpay (WPY), Beximco Pharmaceuticals (BXP), Land Securities Group (LAND), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Secure Income REIT (SIR), Safestore (SAFE), Clinigen Group (CLIN), EVRAZ (EVR), and BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Ashtead Group vs. Its Competitors London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) Worldpay Beximco Pharmaceuticals Land Securities Group Taylor Wimpey Secure Income REIT Safestore Clinigen Group EVRAZ BMO Global Smaller Companies London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) (LON:LSE) and Ashtead Group (LON:AHT) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LSE or AHT? London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) received 24 more outperform votes than Ashtead Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.43% of users gave Ashtead Group an outperform vote while only 71.83% of users gave London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLondon Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)Outperform Votes77071.83% Underperform Votes30228.17% Ashtead GroupOutperform Votes74673.43% Underperform Votes27026.57% Does the media favor LSE or AHT? In the previous week, London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ashtead Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) Neutral Ashtead Group Neutral Is LSE or AHT a better dividend stock? London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 73 per share. Ashtead Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) pays out 64.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ashtead Group pays out 28.5% 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. Ashtead Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher earnings & valuation, LSE or AHT? Ashtead Group has higher revenue and earnings than London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L). London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ashtead Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLondon Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)£2.41B0.00N/A£112.40N/AAshtead Group£13.67B1.72£1.93B£280.9915.30 Do analysts rate LSE or AHT? Ashtead Group has a consensus target price of GBX 6,345, suggesting a potential upside of 47.63%. Given Ashtead Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ashtead Group is more favorable than London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Ashtead Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Is LSE or AHT more profitable? Ashtead Group has a net margin of 14.08% compared to London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Ashtead Group's return on equity of 21.43% beat London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)N/A N/A N/A Ashtead Group 14.08%21.43%7.78% Do institutionals and insiders believe in LSE or AHT? 66.7% of Ashtead Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ashtead Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAshtead Group beats London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L) on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ashtead Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AHT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AHT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON 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.Skip Chart AHT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAshtead GroupRental & Leasing Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£23.47B£2.71B£7.79B£2.93BDividend Yield0.02%5.79%4.56%4.90%P/E Ratio15.3016.2725.40125.77Price / Sales1.7261.14118.61243,030.60Price / Cash820.97107.2626.8428.07Price / Book2.511.554.224.76Net Income£1.93B£240.18M£807.24M£5.91B7 Day Performance-0.12%1.15%1.23%6.94%1 Month Performance-0.30%1.69%9.34%16.70%1 Year Performance-25.38%7.71%25.60%78.32% Ashtead Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AHTAshtead Group3.5522 of 5 starsGBX 4,298-0.9%GBX 6,345+47.6%-22.5%£23.47B£13.67B15.30120Dividend CutLSELondon Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£30.31B£2.41B76.694,965WPYWorldpayN/AN/AN/AN/A£29.39B£4.04B194.44190BXPBeximco PharmaceuticalsN/AGBX 40+3.9%N/A-3.8%£27.27B£7.08T4.295,500Gap DownLANDLand Securities Group2.0165 of 5 starsGBX 621.62-0.3%GBX 651.50+4.8%+0.4%£4.60B£823.49M-14.41598Positive NewsGap DownTWTaylor Wimpey3.9196 of 5 starsGBX 114.15-0.5%GBX 158.33+38.7%-18.6%£4.10B£3.45B16.651,090News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSIRSecure Income REITN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.49B£122.40M743.55N/ASAFESafestoreN/AGBX 621.81-1.0%N/A-21.1%£1.35B£222.85M5.12120Earnings ReportGap DownCLINClinigen GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.23B£565.60M64.691,000EVREVRAZ0.3659 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£1.18B£15.40B42.1971,591BGSCBMO Global Smaller CompaniesN/AN/AN/AN/A£769.56M£303.85M2.77N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LSE Alternatives WPY Alternatives BXP Alternatives LAND Alternatives TW Alternatives SIR Alternatives SAFE Alternatives CLIN Alternatives EVR Alternatives BGSC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:AHT) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold is soaring. 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