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ASY vs. REDD, FERG, NTG, GMS, and AA4

Should you buy Andrews Sykes Group stock or one of its competitors? Andrews Sykes Group's main competitors and comparable companies include Redde Northgate (REDD), Ferguson (FERG), Northgate (NTG), Gulf Marine Services (GMS), and Amedeo Air Four Plus (AA4). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry.

How does Andrews Sykes Group compare to Redde Northgate?

Redde Northgate (LON:REDD) and Andrews Sykes Group (LON:ASY) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Redde Northgate has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Andrews Sykes Group has a beta of 0.282, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the broader market.

66.0% of Redde Northgate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Redde Northgate shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Redde Northgate has higher revenue and earnings than Andrews Sykes Group. Redde Northgate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Andrews Sykes Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Redde Northgate£1.70B0.00£131.81M£0.57N/A
Andrews Sykes Group£76.50M3.26£17.31M£43.2013.78

In the previous week, Redde Northgate's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Andrews Sykes Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Redde Northgate Neutral
Andrews Sykes Group Neutral

Andrews Sykes Group has a net margin of 23.64% compared to Redde Northgate's net margin of 7.73%. Andrews Sykes Group's return on equity of 35.67% beat Redde Northgate's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Redde Northgate7.73% 13.29% 6.41%
Andrews Sykes Group 23.64%35.67%16.52%

Redde Northgate pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share. Andrews Sykes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 25.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Redde Northgate pays out 4,386.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Andrews Sykes Group pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Andrews Sykes Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Redde Northgate and Andrews Sykes Group tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Andrews Sykes Group compare to Ferguson?

Andrews Sykes Group (LON:ASY) and Ferguson (LON:FERG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Andrews Sykes Group has a beta of 0.282, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ferguson has a beta of 1.118, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Andrews Sykes Group. Ferguson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Andrews Sykes Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Andrews Sykes Group£76.50M3.26£17.31M£43.2013.78
Ferguson£31.32B0.01£2.10B£1.02 thousand0.23

Andrews Sykes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 25.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Ferguson pays an annual dividend of GBX 337.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 144.2%. Andrews Sykes Group pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ferguson pays out 33.3% 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. Ferguson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Ferguson had 2 more articles in the media than Andrews Sykes Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ferguson and 0 mentions for Andrews Sykes Group. Andrews Sykes Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Ferguson's score of -0.17 indicating that Andrews Sykes Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Andrews Sykes Group Neutral
Ferguson Neutral

0.1% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ferguson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Andrews Sykes Group has a net margin of 23.64% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 6.55%. Andrews Sykes Group's return on equity of 35.67% beat Ferguson's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Andrews Sykes Group23.64% 35.67% 16.52%
Ferguson 6.55%35.11%10.15%

Summary

Ferguson beats Andrews Sykes Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Andrews Sykes Group compare to Northgate?

Andrews Sykes Group (LON:ASY) and Northgate (LON:NTG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Andrews Sykes Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northgate'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Andrews Sykes Group Neutral
Northgate Neutral

Andrews Sykes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 25.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Northgate pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share. Andrews Sykes Group pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northgate pays out 0.5% 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.

0.1% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Andrews Sykes Group has a net margin of 23.64% compared to Northgate's net margin of 0.00%. Andrews Sykes Group's return on equity of 35.67% beat Northgate's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Andrews Sykes Group23.64% 35.67% 16.52%
Northgate N/A N/A N/A

Andrews Sykes Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Northgate. Northgate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Andrews Sykes Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Andrews Sykes Group£76.50M3.26£17.31M£43.2013.78
Northgate£729.28M0.00N/A£35.50N/A

Summary

Andrews Sykes Group beats Northgate on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Andrews Sykes Group compare to Gulf Marine Services?

Andrews Sykes Group (LON:ASY) and Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Gulf Marine Services had 2 more articles in the media than Andrews Sykes Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Gulf Marine Services and 0 mentions for Andrews Sykes Group. Gulf Marine Services' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Andrews Sykes Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Gulf Marine Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Andrews Sykes Group Neutral
Gulf Marine Services Positive

0.1% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.6% of Gulf Marine Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gulf Marine Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Andrews Sykes Group has a beta of 0.282, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gulf Marine Services has a beta of 0.651, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Andrews Sykes Group has a net margin of 23.64% compared to Gulf Marine Services' net margin of 10.06%. Andrews Sykes Group's return on equity of 35.67% beat Gulf Marine Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Andrews Sykes Group23.64% 35.67% 16.52%
Gulf Marine Services 10.06%4.61%5.32%

Gulf Marine Services has higher revenue and earnings than Andrews Sykes Group. Gulf Marine Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Andrews Sykes Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Andrews Sykes Group£76.50M3.26£17.31M£43.2013.78
Gulf Marine Services£188.12M1.19£48.19M£1.6411.84

Summary

Andrews Sykes Group beats Gulf Marine Services on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Andrews Sykes Group compare to Amedeo Air Four Plus?

Andrews Sykes Group (LON:ASY) and Amedeo Air Four Plus (LON:AA4) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

0.1% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Amedeo Air Four Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Amedeo Air Four Plus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Andrews Sykes Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Amedeo Air Four Plus'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Andrews Sykes Group Neutral
Amedeo Air Four Plus Neutral

Andrews Sykes Group has a beta of 0.282, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amedeo Air Four Plus has a beta of 0.42011246, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Amedeo Air Four Plus has higher revenue and earnings than Andrews Sykes Group. Amedeo Air Four Plus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Andrews Sykes Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Andrews Sykes Group£76.50M3.26£17.31M£43.2013.78
Amedeo Air Four Plus£143.46M1.31£25.96M£8.218.82

Andrews Sykes Group has a net margin of 23.64% compared to Amedeo Air Four Plus' net margin of 12.69%. Andrews Sykes Group's return on equity of 35.67% beat Amedeo Air Four Plus' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Andrews Sykes Group23.64% 35.67% 16.52%
Amedeo Air Four Plus 12.69%8.21%N/A

Andrews Sykes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 25.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Amedeo Air Four Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Andrews Sykes Group pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amedeo Air Four Plus pays out 97.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Andrews Sykes Group beats Amedeo Air Four Plus on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ASY vs. The Competition

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MetricAndrews Sykes GroupTrading Companies & Distributors IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£250.11M£9.41B£10.69B£2.54B
Dividend Yield4.33%3.40%97.23%6.17%
P/E Ratio13.7828.1426.69367.57
Price / Sales3.2623.36328.8083,481.74
Price / Cash6.0047.7324.4727.89
Price / Book6.003.214.497.19
Net Income£17.31M£373.58M£612.35M£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.92%-2.14%-1.41%0.30%
1 Month Performance3.91%2.30%2.54%3.31%
1 Year Performance10.77%5.70%12.36%22.13%

Andrews Sykes Group Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASY
Andrews Sykes Group
N/AGBX 595.40
-0.4%		N/A+10.8%£250.11M£76.50M13.78500
REDD
Redde Northgate
N/AN/AN/AN/A£972.30M£1.70B753.517,500
FERG
Ferguson
N/AGBX 234.33
flat		N/A-98.7%£454.46M£31.32B0.2336,000
NTG
Northgate
N/AN/AN/AN/A£333.08M£729.28M7.043,000
GMS
Gulf Marine Services
N/AGBX 20.10
+3.6%		N/A+1.4%£231.59M£188.12M12.265,480

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This page (LON:ASY) was last updated on 8/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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