Avingtrans (AVG) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer AVG or ITM?

ITM Power has a consensus price target of GBX 63, indicating a potential downside of 25.47%. Given ITM Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk & volatility, AVG or ITM?

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

Does the media prefer AVG or ITM?

In the previous week, ITM Power had 1 more articles in the media than Avingtrans. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ITM Power and 2 mentions for Avingtrans. ITM Power's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Avingtrans' score of 0.00 indicating that ITM Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avingtrans	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ITM Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AVG or ITM?

29.2% of Avingtrans shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of ITM Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of Avingtrans shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.3% of ITM Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Which has preferable 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	37.33
ITM Power	£16.67M	31.59	-£27.50M	-£4.37	-19.34

Summary

ITM Power beats Avingtrans on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.