Avation (AVAP) Competitors GBX 150.50 +1.50 (+1.01%) As of 11:33 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock AVAP vs. NTG, ASY, VP, AA4, SDY, ANX, HSS, DPA, OPM, and AHTShould you be buying Avation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avation include Northgate (NTG), Andrews Sykes Group (ASY), VP (VP), Amedeo Air Four Plus (AA4), Speedy Hire (SDY), Anexo Group (ANX), HSS Hire Group (HSS), 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. Northgate Andrews Sykes Group VP Amedeo Air Four Plus Speedy Hire Anexo Group HSS Hire Group DP Aircraft I 1pm plc (OPM.L) Ashtead Group Northgate (LON:NTG) and Avation (LON:AVAP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NTG or AVAP? Avation has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioNorthgate£729.28M0.00N/A£35.50N/AAvation£108.07M1.17£23.08M£22.046.83 Is NTG or AVAP a better dividend stock? Northgate pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share. Avation pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Northgate pays out 0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avation pays out 36.3% 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. Does the media prefer NTG or AVAP? 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 0.72 beat Northgate's score of 0.00 indicating that Avation is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Northgate Neutral Avation Positive Is NTG or AVAP 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 NorthgateN/A N/A N/A Avation 21.36%8.11%2.27% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NTG or AVAP? 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NTG or AVAP? Northgate received 222 more outperform votes than Avation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.09% of users gave Northgate an outperform vote while only 72.40% of users gave Avation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNorthgateOutperform Votes42477.09% Underperform Votes12622.91% AvationOutperform Votes20272.40% Underperform Votes7727.60% Do analysts rate NTG or AVAP? Avation has a consensus target price of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 79.40%. Given Avation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avation is more favorable than Northgate.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Northgate 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Avation 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryAvation beats Northgate on 11 of the 17 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 Media 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£125.95M£2.60B£7.20B£2.56BDividend Yield0.00%5.79%3.56%4.97%P/E Ratio6.8315.0520.94133.01Price / Sales1.1758.9681.34226,951.99Price / Cash0.56107.2626.9028.11Price / Book0.421.483.754.51Net Income£23.08M£240.18M£808.20M£5.84B7 Day Performance-0.99%-0.29%2.70%3.27%1 Month Performance4.88%7.66%1.84%9.41%1 Year Performance33.19%0.32%14.36%114.49% Avation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAPAvation3.2378 of 5 starsGBX 150.50+1.0%GBX 270+79.4%+32.4%£125.95M£108.07M6.8323Gap UpNTGNorthgateN/AN/AN/AN/A£333.08M£729.28M7.043,000ASYAndrews Sykes GroupN/AGBX 519.66+3.3%N/A-12.3%£217.69M£78.35M12.58500Gap UpVPVP2.0698 of 5 starsGBX 542+4.2%GBX 905+67.0%-14.1%£213.88M£368.77M-39.762,753Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeAA4Amedeo Air Four PlusN/AGBX 57.80flatN/A+50.8%£174.49M£150.39M6.68N/ANews CoverageSDYSpeedy Hire3.5651 of 5 starsGBX 20.65-1.9%GBX 70+239.0%-28.9%£95.96M£427.90M35.223,435ANXAnexo GroupN/AGBX 61+19.6%N/A-9.5%£71.08M£136.85M7.60963HSSHSS Hire GroupN/AGBX 6.84-4.7%N/A-14.0%£47.27M£215.78M-20.612,000Gap DownDPADP Aircraft IN/AGBX 0.11flatN/A+69.2%£32.75M£1.06B7.27N/AGap UpOPM1pm plc (OPM.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£21.69M£29.06M14.12130Gap UpAHTAshtead Group3.2276 of 5 starsGBX 3,894-1.2%GBX 6,840+75.7%-31.7%£21.26B£13.67B13.86120Dividend CutAnalyst DowngradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Northgate Alternatives Andrews Sykes Group Alternatives VP Alternatives Amedeo Air Four Plus Alternatives Speedy Hire Alternatives Anexo Group Alternatives HSS Hire 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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