Avation (AVAP) Competitors GBX 158 +0.50 (+0.32%) As of 04:21 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock AVAP vs. NTG, VP, ASY, AA4, SDY, HSS, ANX, DPA, OPM, and AHTShould you be buying Avation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avation include Northgate (NTG), VP (VP), Andrews Sykes Group (ASY), Amedeo Air Four Plus (AA4), Speedy Hire (SDY), HSS Hire Group (HSS), Anexo Group (ANX), DP Aircraft I (DPA), 1pm plc (OPM.L) (OPM), and Ashtead Group (AHT). These companies are all part of the "rental & leasing services" industry. Avation vs. Its Competitors Northgate VP Andrews Sykes Group Amedeo Air Four Plus Speedy Hire HSS Hire Group Anexo Group DP Aircraft I 1pm plc (OPM.L) Ashtead Group Avation (LON:AVAP) and Northgate (LON:NTG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment. Is AVAP or NTG a better dividend stock? Avation pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Northgate pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share. Avation pays out 36.3% 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 insiders & institutionals believe in AVAP or NTG? 49.5% of Avation shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Avation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds 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 Avation21.36% 8.11% 2.27% Northgate N/A N/A N/A Do analysts rate AVAP or NTG? Avation currently has a consensus target price of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 70.89%. Given Avation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 3.00Northgate 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvation£108.07M1.22£23.08M£22.047.17Northgate£729.28M0.00N/A£35.50N/A Does the media prefer AVAP or NTG? In the previous week, Avation had 1 more articles in the media than Northgate. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Avation and 0 mentions for Northgate. Avation's average media sentiment score of 1.16 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 SummaryAvation beats Northgate on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Avation News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVAP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AVAP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 AVAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvationRental & Leasing Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£132.23M£3.19B£7.60B£3.20BDividend Yield0.00%5.60%4.56%5.04%P/E Ratio7.1718.6325.80166.27Price / Sales1.2265.6898.90315,303.46Price / Cash0.56107.2628.3727.93Price / Book0.441.704.045.91Net Income£23.08M£240.18M£796.69M£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.32%-0.01%-0.57%47.80%1 Month Performance-1.86%-0.32%0.01%49.48%1 Year Performance17.91%11.52%26.30%124.30% Avation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAPAvation3.7432 of 5 starsGBX 158+0.3%GBX 270+70.9%+20.7%£132.23M£108.07M7.1723Positive NewsNTGNorthgateN/AN/AN/AN/A£333.08M£729.28M7.043,000VPVP2.3294 of 5 starsGBX 590-0.3%GBX 832.50+41.1%-11.8%£232.82M£368.77M-43.292,753Trending NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeASYAndrews Sykes GroupN/AGBX 522+1.4%N/A+1.8%£218.67M£78.35M12.64500News CoverageAA4Amedeo Air Four PlusN/AGBX 65.86+0.7%N/A+32.8%£198.82M£150.39M7.61N/ASDYSpeedy Hire3.1114 of 5 starsGBX 29.45-0.2%GBX 70+137.7%-20.0%£136.85M£427.90M50.233,435Negative NewsHSSHSS Hire GroupN/AGBX 9.24-2.8%N/A+26.1%£63.84M£215.78M-27.842,000Gap UpANXAnexo GroupN/AGBX 40+5.3%N/A-35.3%£46.61M£136.85M4.99963Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDPADP Aircraft IN/AGBX 0.13-2.9%N/A+174.5%£38.26M£1.06B8.49N/AGap UpOPM1pm plc (OPM.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£21.69M£29.06M14.12130Gap UpAHTAshtead Group2.4589 of 5 starsGBX 5,300+1.0%GBX 6,345+19.7%+3.0%£28.94B£13.67B18.86120Dividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Northgate Alternatives VP Alternatives Andrews Sykes Group Alternatives Amedeo Air Four Plus Alternatives Speedy Hire Alternatives HSS Hire Group Alternatives Anexo Group Alternatives DP Aircraft I Alternatives 1pm plc (OPM.L) Alternatives Ashtead Group 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:AVAP) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOne tiny company just cracked Google’s $19B problemAn MIT lab recently cracked a code scientists had been chasing for decades… Turning a “miracle metal” from ...True Market Insiders | SponsoredUS attacks China, September 30?The White House just ordered more than 400 government agencies to prepare for the next phase of America’s econ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredBut this $20 American company could control the secretThe "Impossible" Chip That Runs on Pure Light Google's quantum computer shocked the world... but China DEMO...The Oxford Club | Sponsored[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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