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Associated British Engineering (ASBE) Competitors

GBX 40.75 +0.75 (+1.88%)
As of 04/24/2026

ASBE vs. TCN, NBI, PPS, AQSG, and IGE

Should you be buying Associated British Engineering stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Associated British Engineering include Tricorn Group (TCN), Northbridge Industrial Services (NBI), Proton Motor Power Systems (PPS), Aquila Services Group (AQSG), and Image Scan (IGE). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

How does Associated British Engineering compare to Tricorn Group?

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

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Tricorn Group Neutral
Associated British Engineering Neutral

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Tricorn GroupN/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 Tricorn Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Tricorn Group£16.80M0.00N/A-£9.50N/A
Associated British EngineeringN/AN/AN/A-£3.09N/A

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 ServicesN/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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Northbridge Industrial Services£29.46M0.00N/A-£17.30N/A
Associated British EngineeringN/AN/AN/A-£3.09N/A

Summary

Associated British Engineering beats Northbridge Industrial Services on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Associated British Engineering compare to Proton Motor Power Systems?

Proton Motor Power Systems (LON:PPS) 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 institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

In the previous week, Proton Motor Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Associated British Engineering'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Proton Motor Power Systems Neutral
Associated British Engineering Neutral

Associated British Engineering has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Proton Motor Power Systems. Associated British Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Proton Motor Power Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Proton Motor Power Systems£1.82M0.00-£14.44M-£0.01N/A
Associated British EngineeringN/AN/AN/A-£3.09N/A

5.0% of Associated British Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. 77.8% of Proton Motor Power Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.2% of Associated British Engineering shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Proton Motor Power SystemsN/A N/A -25.96%
Associated British Engineering N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Proton Motor Power Systems and Associated British Engineering tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Associated British Engineering compare to Aquila Services Group?

Associated British Engineering (LON:ASBE) and Aquila Services Group (LON:AQSG) 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, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

5.0% of Associated British Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Aquila Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.2% of Associated British Engineering shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 80.6% of Aquila Services Group shares are owned 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.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Associated British Engineering Neutral
Aquila Services Group Neutral

Associated British Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aquila Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Associated British EngineeringN/AN/AN/A-£3.09N/A
Aquila Services Group£12.30M0.00N/A£0.01N/A

Aquila Services Group has a net margin of 2.78% compared to Associated British Engineering's net margin of 0.00%. Aquila Services Group's return on equity of 5.46% beat Associated British Engineering's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Associated British EngineeringN/A N/A N/A
Aquila Services Group 2.78%5.46%4.15%

Summary

Aquila Services Group beats Associated British Engineering on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Associated British Engineering compare to Image Scan?

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

Associated British Engineering has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Image Scan. Associated British Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Image Scan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Associated British EngineeringN/AN/AN/A-£3.09N/A
Image Scan£2.59M0.91-£11.44K£0.1511.53

In the previous week, Image Scan had 1 more articles in the media than Associated British Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Image Scan and 0 mentions for Associated British Engineering. Image Scan's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Associated British Engineering's score of 0.00 indicating that Image Scan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Associated British Engineering Neutral
Image Scan Neutral

5.0% of Associated British Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Image Scan shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.2% of Associated British Engineering shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of Image Scan shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Associated British Engineering has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Image Scan's net margin of -17.80%. Associated British Engineering's return on equity of 0.00% beat Image Scan's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Associated British EngineeringN/A N/A N/A
Image Scan -17.80%-19.62%-1.19%

Summary

Associated British Engineering and Image Scan tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ASBE vs. The Competition

MetricAssociated British EngineeringDiversified Machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£835K£89.25M£9.15B£2.73B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A3.57%6.11%
P/E Ratio-13.19N/A25.18365.28
Price / SalesN/A192.514,997.8587,989.37
Price / Cash0.3417.5327.4427.89
Price / Book-0.2113.454.727.39
Net IncomeN/AN/A£792.42M£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/AN/A0.86%0.88%
1 Month Performance35.83%17.92%7.14%5.27%
1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A41.39%80.43%

Associated British Engineering Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASBE
Associated British Engineering
N/AGBX 40.75
+1.9%
N/AN/A£835KN/AN/A22
TCN
Tricorn Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.22M£16.80MN/A1,010
NBI
Northbridge Industrial Services
N/AN/AN/AN/A£55.64M£29.46MN/A179
PPS
Proton Motor Power Systems
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.22M£1.82MN/A115
AQSG
Aquila Services Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.60M£12.30M650.00108

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This page (LON:ASBE) was last updated on 5/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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