Ashtead Technology (AT) Competitors GBX 351 -9.00 (-2.50%) As of 09/29/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock AT vs. AEP, NFG, PAM, UTL, BHI, GMP, CTP, ET, PVR, and CLPShould you be buying Ashtead Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ashtead Technology include Anglo-Eastern Plantations (AEP), 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), Providence Resources (PVR), and Clear Leisure (CLP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Ashtead Technology vs. Its Competitors Anglo-Eastern Plantations Next 15 Group Premier Asset Management Group UIL BMO UK High Income Trust Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Castleton Technology Establishment Investment Trust Providence Resources Clear Leisure Ashtead Technology (LON:AT) and Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AT or AEP? 75.9% of Ashtead Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Ashtead Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.9% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AT or AEP more profitable? Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a net margin of 17.74% compared to Ashtead Technology's net margin of 17.37%. Ashtead Technology's return on equity of 23.56% beat Anglo-Eastern Plantations' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ashtead Technology17.37% 23.56% 13.14% Anglo-Eastern Plantations 17.74%12.46%7.34% Is AT or AEP a better dividend stock? Ashtead Technology pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Ashtead Technology pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 23.2% 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 Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate AT or AEP? Ashtead Technology currently has a consensus target price of GBX 646.25, suggesting a potential upside of 84.12%. Given Ashtead Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ashtead Technology is more favorable than Anglo-Eastern Plantations.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ashtead Technology 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Anglo-Eastern Plantations 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AT or AEP? Anglo-Eastern Plantations has higher revenue and earnings than Ashtead Technology. Ashtead Technology 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAshtead Technology£139.68M1.99£24.26M£30.9811.33Anglo-Eastern Plantations£436.63M1.24£81.78M£2.24616.44 Does the media prefer AT or AEP? In the previous week, Anglo-Eastern Plantations had 2 more articles in the media than Ashtead Technology. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations and 1 mentions for Ashtead Technology. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Ashtead Technology's score of -0.44 indicating that Anglo-Eastern Plantations is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ashtead Technology 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Anglo-Eastern Plantations 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, AT or AEP? Ashtead Technology has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAshtead Technology beats Anglo-Eastern Plantations on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ashtead Technology News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 AT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAshtead TechnologyOil & Gas Equipment & Services IndustryEnergy SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£278.37M£394.71M£7.92B£2.58BDividend Yield0.21%19.73%10.70%5.32%P/E Ratio11.3320.5339.905,411.41Price / Sales1.9962.431,201.7199,176.54Price / Cash59.2026.6936.4127.92Price / Book2.552.304.338.26Net Income£24.26M£38.57M£4.28B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.43%1.98%0.21%3.85%1 Month Performance-5.26%4.46%2.72%6.45%1 Year Performance-40.51%13.25%16.20%143.71% Ashtead Technology Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ATAshtead Technology3.6174 of 5 starsGBX 351-2.5%GBX 646.25+84.1%-39.0%£278.37M£139.68M11.33559High Trading VolumeAEPAnglo-Eastern PlantationsN/AGBX 1,300-4.1%N/A+123.6%£510.32M£436.63M581.0312,671High Trading VolumeNFGNext 15 Group2.6673 of 5 starsGBX 271+0.4%GBX 580+114.0%N/A£273.51M£729.81M715.042,130News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumePAMPremier Asset Management GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£194.15M£53.26M16.386,286Gap DownUTLUILN/AGBX 131-4.4%N/AN/A£121.16M-£17.51M-570.81520Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeBHIBMO UK High Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£99.66M£3.93M40.952,980Gap UpGMPGabelli Merger Plus+ TrustN/AGBX 9.05flatN/AN/A£93.53M£540.33M31.12N/ACTPCastleton TechnologyN/AN/AN/AN/A£77.42M£25.08M20.60169ETEstablishment Investment TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£43.40M-£2.92M-10.9612,600Positive NewsGap UpPVRProvidence ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A£34.84MN/A-3.192Gap DownCLPClear LeisureN/AN/AN/AN/A£24.23M£39K-13.504Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Anglo-Eastern Plantations Alternatives Next 15 Group Alternatives Premier Asset Management Group Alternatives UIL Alternatives BMO UK High Income Trust Alternatives Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Alternatives Castleton Technology Alternatives Establishment Investment Trust Alternatives Providence Resources Alternatives Clear Leisure 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:AT) was last updated on 9/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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