Avon Protection (AVON) Competitors

Boeing (LON:BOE) and Avon Protection (LON:AVON) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, BOE or AVON?

Boeing has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avon Protection has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BOE or AVON?

Avon Protection has a consensus target price of GBX 1,295, indicating a potential downside of 4.78%. Given Boeing's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Boeing is more favorable than Avon Protection.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boeing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Avon Protection	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is BOE or AVON more profitable?

Avon Protection has a net margin of -5.28% compared to Boeing's net margin of -5.86%. Boeing's return on equity of 0.00% beat Avon Protection's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boeing	-5.86%	N/A	0.04%
Avon Protection	-5.28%	-7.04%	2.25%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BOE or AVON?

59.4% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.9% of Avon Protection shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Avon Protection shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BOE or AVON?

Avon Protection has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boeing. Avon Protection is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boeing, 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
Boeing	£70.54B	0.00	-£4.13B	-£7.15	N/A
Avon Protection	£256.92M	1.98	-£13.57M	-£29.00	-46.90

Does the media refer more to BOE or AVON?

In the previous week, Boeing had 16 more articles in the media than Avon Protection. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Boeing and 1 mentions for Avon Protection. Boeing's average media sentiment score of -0.05 beat Avon Protection's score of -0.12 indicating that Boeing is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boeing	2 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Avon Protection	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BOE or AVON?

Avon Protection received 206 more outperform votes than Boeing when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.84% of users gave Avon Protection an outperform vote while only 72.91% of users gave Boeing an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boeing	Outperform Votes 148 72.91%	Underperform Votes 55 27.09%
Avon Protection	Outperform Votes 354 74.84%	Underperform Votes 119 25.16%

Summary

Avon Protection beats Boeing on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.