Avation (AVAP) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, AVAP or NTG?

Avation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Northgate. Northgate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avation, 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
Avation	£102.30M	1.07	£23.08M	£0.41	397.97
Northgate	£729.28M	0.00	N/A	£35.50	N/A

Does the media refer more to AVAP or NTG?

In the previous week, Avation had 2 more articles in the media than Northgate. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Avation and 0 mentions for Northgate. Avation's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Northgate's score of 0.00 indicating that Avation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Avation	Positive
Northgate	Neutral

Is AVAP or NTG a better dividend stock?

Avation pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Northgate pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share. Avation pays out 1.5% 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.

Do analysts recommend AVAP or NTG?

Avation currently has a consensus target price of GBX 265, indicating a potential upside of 61.19%. Given Avation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Avation is more favorable than Northgate.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Northgate	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AVAP or NTG?

21.5% of Avation shares are held by institutional investors. 21.1% of Avation shares are held by 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.

Is AVAP or NTG more profitable?

Avation has a net margin of 21.36% compared to Northgate's net margin of 0.00%. Avation's return on equity of 8.11% beat Northgate's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avation	21.36%	8.11%	2.27%
Northgate	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Avation beats Northgate on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.