Avation (AVAP) Competitors

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

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 -5.7% 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. Avation is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor AVAP or NTG?

In the previous week, Avation had 6 more articles in the media than Northgate. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Avation and 0 mentions for Northgate. Avation's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Northgate's score of 0.00 indicating that Avation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Avation	Neutral
Northgate	Neutral

Do analysts prefer AVAP or NTG?

Avation currently has a consensus target price of GBX 250, indicating a potential upside of 53.37%. Given Avation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 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 institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, AVAP or NTG?

Avation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Northgate. Avation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northgate, 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	£113.55M	0.95	£23.08M	-£0.11	-1,452.76
Northgate	£729.28M	0.00	N/A	£35.50	N/A

Summary

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