Which has better valuation & earnings, ASBE or TCN?

Associated British Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tricorn Group, 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 Associated British Engineering N/A N/A N/A -£3.69 N/A Tricorn Group £16.80M 0.00 N/A -£9.50 N/A

Is ASBE or TCN more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Associated British Engineering N/A N/A N/A Tricorn Group N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NBI or ASBE?

Associated British Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northbridge Industrial Services, 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 Northbridge Industrial Services £29.46M 0.00 N/A -£17.30 N/A Associated British Engineering N/A N/A N/A -£3.69 N/A

Is NBI or ASBE more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Northbridge Industrial Services N/A N/A N/A Associated British Engineering N/A N/A N/A

Which has better earnings and valuation, PEL or ASBE?

Associated British Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paragon Entertainment, 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 Paragon Entertainment £10.84M 0.00 N/A -£1.20 N/A Associated British Engineering N/A N/A N/A -£3.69 N/A

Is PEL or ASBE more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Paragon Entertainment N/A N/A N/A Associated British Engineering N/A N/A N/A

Is ASBE or AMTE more profitable?

Associated British Engineering's return on equity of 0.00% beat AMTE Power's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Associated British Engineering N/A N/A N/A AMTE Power N/A -85.86% -13.32%

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ASBE vs. TCN, NBI, CPP, PEL, and AMTE

Should you buy Associated British Engineering stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Associated British Engineering with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Associated British Engineering include Tricorn Group (TCN), Northbridge Industrial Services (NBI), CPPGroup (CPP), Paragon Entertainment (PEL), and AMTE Power (AMTE). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

How does Associated British Engineering compare to Tricorn Group?

Associated British Engineering (LON:ASBE) and Tricorn Group (LON:TCN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

5.0% of Associated British Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. 29.2% of Associated British Engineering 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.

In the previous week, Associated British Engineering's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Tricorn Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Associated British Engineering	Neutral
Tricorn Group	Neutral

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated British Engineering	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tricorn Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Associated British Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tricorn Group, 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
Associated British Engineering	N/A	N/A	N/A	-£3.69	N/A
Tricorn Group	£16.80M	0.00	N/A	-£9.50	N/A

Summary

Associated British Engineering beats Tricorn Group on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Associated British Engineering compare to Northbridge Industrial Services?

Northbridge Industrial Services (LON:NBI) and Associated British Engineering (LON:ASBE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

5.0% of Associated British Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. 29.2% of Associated British Engineering shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Northbridge Industrial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Associated British Engineering'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northbridge Industrial Services	Neutral
Associated British Engineering	Neutral

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northbridge Industrial Services	N/A	N/A	N/A
Associated British Engineering	N/A	N/A	N/A

Associated British Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northbridge Industrial Services, 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
Northbridge Industrial Services	£29.46M	0.00	N/A	-£17.30	N/A
Associated British Engineering	N/A	N/A	N/A	-£3.69	N/A

Summary

Associated British Engineering beats Northbridge Industrial Services on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Associated British Engineering compare to CPPGroup?

Associated British Engineering (LON:ASBE) and CPPGroup (LON:CPP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

In the previous week, Associated British Engineering's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled CPPGroup'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Associated British Engineering	Neutral
CPPGroup	Neutral

Associated British Engineering has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CPPGroup's net margin of -300.68%. Associated British Engineering's return on equity of 0.00% beat CPPGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated British Engineering	N/A	N/A	N/A
CPPGroup	-300.68%	-389.50%	1.52%

Associated British Engineering has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CPPGroup. Associated British Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CPPGroup, 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
Associated British Engineering	N/A	N/A	N/A	-£3.69	N/A
CPPGroup	£2.06M	1.47	-£4.13M	£0.33	100.00

5.0% of Associated British Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of CPPGroup shares are held by institutional investors. 29.2% of Associated British Engineering shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 50.9% of CPPGroup shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CPPGroup beats Associated British Engineering on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Associated British Engineering compare to Paragon Entertainment?

Paragon Entertainment (LON:PEL) and Associated British Engineering (LON:ASBE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Associated British Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paragon Entertainment, 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
Paragon Entertainment	£10.84M	0.00	N/A	-£1.20	N/A
Associated British Engineering	N/A	N/A	N/A	-£3.69	N/A

In the previous week, Paragon Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Associated British Engineering'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Paragon Entertainment	Neutral
Associated British Engineering	Neutral

5.0% of Associated British Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.2% of Associated British Engineering shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paragon Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A
Associated British Engineering	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Paragon Entertainment beats Associated British Engineering on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Associated British Engineering compare to AMTE Power?

Associated British Engineering (LON:ASBE) and AMTE Power (LON:AMTE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

In the previous week, Associated British Engineering's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled AMTE Power'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Associated British Engineering	Neutral
AMTE Power	Neutral

Associated British Engineering's return on equity of 0.00% beat AMTE Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated British Engineering	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMTE Power	N/A	-85.86%	-13.32%

Associated British Engineering has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AMTE Power. Associated British Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMTE Power, 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
Associated British Engineering	N/A	N/A	N/A	-£3.69	N/A
AMTE Power	£2.11M	0.00	-£6.85M	-£0.19	N/A

5.0% of Associated British Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of AMTE Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.2% of Associated British Engineering shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of AMTE Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Associated British Engineering beats AMTE Power on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ASBE vs. The Competition

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Metric	Associated British Engineering	Diversified Machinery Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£412K	£89.10M	£9.48B	£2.85B
Dividend Yield	N/A	N/A	3.54%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	-5.45	N/A	26.74	368.18
Price / Sales	N/A	192.51	2,079.45	84,612.72
Price / Cash	0.34	17.53	27.28	27.87
Price / Book	-0.10	13.45	4.46	7.49
Net Income	N/A	N/A	£791.21M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-32.47%	-16.23%	-0.79%	-0.19%
1 Month Performance	32.40%	16.20%	0.16%	-1.00%
1 Year Performance	-59.55%	-29.77%	15.23%	61.67%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ASBE Associated British Engineering	N/A	GBX 20.13 +0.6%	N/A	-19.8%	£412K	N/A	N/A	22	Gap Down
TCN Tricorn Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£2.22M	£16.80M	N/A	1,010	High Trading Volume
NBI Northbridge Industrial Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£55.64M	£29.46M	N/A	179
CPP CPPGroup	N/A	GBX 26.50 -17.2%	N/A	-70.0%	£2.43M	£2.06M	80.30	4,558	High Trading Volume
PEL Paragon Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£2.37M	£10.84M	N/A	82,400	Gap Down

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ASBE vs. TCN, NBI, CPP, PEL, and AMTE

How does Associated British Engineering compare to Tricorn Group?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ASBE or TCN?

Does the media favor ASBE or TCN?

Is ASBE or TCN more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, ASBE or TCN?

Summary

How does Associated British Engineering compare to Northbridge Industrial Services?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NBI or ASBE?

Does the media favor NBI or ASBE?

Is NBI or ASBE more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NBI or ASBE?

Summary

How does Associated British Engineering compare to CPPGroup?

Does the media favor ASBE or CPP?

Is ASBE or CPP more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ASBE or CPP?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ASBE or CPP?

Summary

How does Associated British Engineering compare to Paragon Entertainment?

Which has better earnings and valuation, PEL or ASBE?

Does the media refer more to PEL or ASBE?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PEL or ASBE?

Is PEL or ASBE more profitable?

Summary

How does Associated British Engineering compare to AMTE Power?

Does the media refer more to ASBE or AMTE?

Is ASBE or AMTE more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ASBE or AMTE?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ASBE or AMTE?

Summary

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ASBE vs. The Competition

Associated British Engineering Competitors List

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