Avingtrans (AVG) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, AVG or ITM?

Avingtrans has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ITM Power has a beta of 2.03, meaning that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AVG or ITM?

Avingtrans has higher revenue and earnings than ITM Power. ITM Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avingtrans, 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
Avingtrans	£129.08M	1.04	£3.46M	£11.27	37.49
ITM Power	£16.67M	33.86	-£27.50M	-£4.37	-20.73

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AVG or ITM?

29.2% of Avingtrans shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of ITM Power shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of Avingtrans shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.3% of ITM Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AVG or ITM more profitable?

Avingtrans has a net margin of 2.68% compared to ITM Power's net margin of -164.90%. Avingtrans' return on equity of 3.32% beat ITM Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avingtrans	2.68%	3.32%	2.06%
ITM Power	-164.90%	-9.97%	-5.81%

Does the media refer more to AVG or ITM?

In the previous week, ITM Power had 1 more articles in the media than Avingtrans. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ITM Power and 1 mentions for Avingtrans. Avingtrans' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat ITM Power's score of 0.36 indicating that Avingtrans is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avingtrans	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ITM Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer AVG or ITM?

ITM Power has a consensus price target of GBX 69.75, suggesting a potential downside of 23.01%. Given ITM Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ITM Power is more favorable than Avingtrans.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avingtrans	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ITM Power	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Avingtrans and ITM Power tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.