Ashtead Technology (AT) Competitors

Ashtead Technology (LON:AT) and Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, AT or AEP?

Ashtead Technology has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AT or AEP?

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has higher revenue and earnings than Ashtead Technology. Anglo-Eastern Plantations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ashtead Technology, 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
Ashtead Technology	£139.68M	2.48	£24.26M	£30.98	14.12
Anglo-Eastern Plantations	£461.13M	0.96	£81.78M	£129.21	6.84

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 Technology	17.37%	23.56%	13.14%
Anglo-Eastern Plantations	17.74%	12.46%	7.34%

Do analysts recommend AT or AEP?

Ashtead Technology presently has a consensus target price of GBX 830, suggesting a potential upside of 89.71%. Given Ashtead Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Anglo-Eastern Plantations	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AT or AEP?

75.9% of Ashtead Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Ashtead Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 70.5% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor AT or AEP?

In the previous week, Ashtead Technology and Ashtead Technology both had 1 articles in the media. Ashtead Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Anglo-Eastern Plantations' score of 0.00 indicating that Ashtead Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ashtead Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Anglo-Eastern Plantations	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 0.2%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Ashtead Technology pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 18.6% 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.

Summary

Ashtead Technology beats Anglo-Eastern Plantations on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.