Avon Protection (AVON) Competitors

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AVON vs. BOE, CHG, SNR, GEC, and CHRT

Should you buy Avon Protection stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Avon Protection with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Avon Protection include Boeing (BOE), Chemring Group (CHG), Senior (SNR), General Electric (GEC), and Cohort (CHRT). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.

How does Avon Protection compare to Boeing?

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

Avon Protection has a consensus price target of GBX 2,165, indicating a potential upside of 35.65%. Given Avon Protection's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avon Protection is more favorable than Boeing.

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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

In the previous week, Boeing had 22 more articles in the media than Avon Protection. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Boeing and 1 mentions for Avon Protection. Avon Protection's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Boeing's score of 0.09 indicating that Avon Protection is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boeing	1 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Avon Protection	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

59.4% of Boeing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of Avon Protection shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Avon Protection shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Boeing has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avon Protection has a beta of 0.215, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the broader market.

Avon Protection has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avon Protection, 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	£313.90M	1.49	-£13.57M	£33.60	47.50

Avon Protection has a net margin of 5.70% compared to Boeing's net margin of -5.86%. Avon Protection's return on equity of 9.32% beat Boeing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boeing	-5.86%	N/A	0.04%
Avon Protection	5.70%	9.32%	2.25%

Summary

Avon Protection beats Boeing on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Avon Protection compare to Chemring Group?

Chemring Group (LON:CHG) and Avon Protection (LON:AVON) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Chemring Group has higher revenue and earnings than Avon Protection. Chemring Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avon Protection, 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
Chemring Group	£497.50M	2.53	£2.18M	£17.50	26.57
Avon Protection	£313.90M	1.49	-£13.57M	£33.60	47.50

Chemring Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Avon Protection pays an annual dividend of GBX 23.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Chemring Group pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avon Protection pays out 70.2% 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. Chemring Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Chemring Group has a net margin of 9.69% compared to Avon Protection's net margin of 5.70%. Chemring Group's return on equity of 13.12% beat Avon Protection's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chemring Group	9.69%	13.12%	7.03%
Avon Protection	5.70%	9.32%	2.25%

68.8% of Chemring Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of Avon Protection shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Chemring Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Avon Protection shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Chemring Group has a beta of 0.823, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avon Protection has a beta of 0.215, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the broader market.

Chemring Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 616.75, indicating a potential upside of 32.63%. Avon Protection has a consensus price target of GBX 2,165, indicating a potential upside of 35.65%. Given Avon Protection's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avon Protection is more favorable than Chemring Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chemring Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Avon Protection	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

In the previous week, Avon Protection had 1 more articles in the media than Chemring Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Avon Protection and 0 mentions for Chemring Group. Avon Protection's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Chemring Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Avon Protection is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Chemring Group	Neutral
Avon Protection	Very Positive

Summary

Chemring Group beats Avon Protection on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Avon Protection compare to Senior?

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

55.0% of Senior shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of Avon Protection shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Senior shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Avon Protection shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Senior and Senior both had 1 articles in the media. Avon Protection's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Senior's score of 0.46 indicating that Avon Protection is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Senior	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Avon Protection	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Senior currently has a consensus price target of GBX 253.33, suggesting a potential downside of 11.27%. Avon Protection has a consensus price target of GBX 2,165, suggesting a potential upside of 35.65%. Given Avon Protection's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avon Protection is more favorable than Senior.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Senior	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Avon Protection	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Senior has higher revenue and earnings than Avon Protection. Senior is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avon Protection, 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
Senior	£738.20M	1.59	£30.78M	-£1.02	N/A
Avon Protection	£313.90M	1.49	-£13.57M	£33.60	47.50

Avon Protection has a net margin of 5.70% compared to Senior's net margin of 3.98%. Avon Protection's return on equity of 9.32% beat Senior's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Senior	3.98%	7.31%	2.65%
Avon Protection	5.70%	9.32%	2.25%

Senior has a beta of 1.152, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avon Protection has a beta of 0.215, indicating that its share price is 79% less volatile than the broader market.

Senior pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Avon Protection pays an annual dividend of GBX 23.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Senior pays out -245.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avon Protection pays out 70.2% 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.

Summary

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

How does Avon Protection compare to General Electric?

Avon Protection (LON:AVON) and General Electric (LON:GEC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

42.9% of Avon Protection shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of General Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Avon Protection shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of General Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, General Electric had 3 more articles in the media than Avon Protection. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for General Electric and 1 mentions for Avon Protection. Avon Protection's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat General Electric's score of 1.26 indicating that Avon Protection is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avon Protection	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
General Electric	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Avon Protection currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,165, suggesting a potential upside of 35.65%. Given Avon Protection's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Avon Protection is more favorable than General Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avon Protection	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
General Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

General Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Avon Protection. General Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avon Protection, 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
Avon Protection	£313.90M	1.49	-£13.57M	£33.60	47.50
General Electric	£69.52B	0.00	£4.19B	£3.80	N/A

Avon Protection has a net margin of 5.70% compared to General Electric's net margin of 5.05%. General Electric's return on equity of 13.64% beat Avon Protection's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avon Protection	5.70%	9.32%	2.25%
General Electric	5.05%	13.64%	2.43%

Avon Protection has a beta of 0.215, indicating that its share price is 79% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, General Electric has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Avon Protection pays an annual dividend of GBX 23.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. General Electric pays an annual dividend of GBX 112 per share. Avon Protection pays out 70.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Electric pays out 2,947.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avon Protection is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Avon Protection beats General Electric on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Avon Protection compare to Cohort?

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

Cohort presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,630, suggesting a potential upside of 43.27%. Avon Protection has a consensus target price of GBX 2,165, suggesting a potential upside of 35.65%. Given Cohort's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cohort is more favorable than Avon Protection.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cohort	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Avon Protection	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

46.0% of Cohort shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of Avon Protection shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.4% of Cohort shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Avon Protection shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Cohort pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Avon Protection pays an annual dividend of GBX 23.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Cohort pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avon Protection pays out 70.2% 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.

Cohort has a net margin of 6.51% compared to Avon Protection's net margin of 5.70%. Cohort's return on equity of 11.27% beat Avon Protection's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cohort	6.51%	11.27%	5.54%
Avon Protection	5.70%	9.32%	2.25%

Cohort has a beta of 0.306, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avon Protection has a beta of 0.215, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Avon Protection had 1 more articles in the media than Cohort. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Avon Protection and 0 mentions for Cohort. Avon Protection's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Cohort's score of 0.00 indicating that Avon Protection is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cohort	Neutral
Avon Protection	Very Positive

Cohort has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Avon Protection. Cohort is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avon Protection, 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
Cohort	£280.62M	1.86	£17.19M	£40.05	28.41
Avon Protection	£313.90M	1.49	-£13.57M	£33.60	47.50

Summary

Cohort beats Avon Protection on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AVON vs. The Competition

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Metric	Avon Protection	Aerospace & Defense Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£467.84M	£15.07B	£9.27B	£2.75B
Dividend Yield	1.13%	2.64%	3.57%	6.07%
P/E Ratio	47.50	43.27	24.72	365.90
Price / Sales	1.49	79.36	4,994.60	88,017.01
Price / Cash	32.94	21.08	27.99	27.89
Price / Book	2.88	5.59	4.85	7.74
Net Income	-£13.57M	£255.60M	£792.39M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-3.97%	-0.81%	2,644.75%	0.27%
1 Month Performance	-11.79%	-1.02%	2.51%	2.05%
1 Year Performance	4.18%	60.57%	36.90%	86.43%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AVON Avon Protection	3.173 of 5 stars	GBX 1,596 +3.4%	GBX 2,165 +35.7%	+0.3%	£467.84M	£313.90M	47.50	928	Positive News High Trading Volume
BOE Boeing	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.32B	£70.54B	N/A	156,000	Gap Up
CHG Chemring Group	2.2654 of 5 stars	GBX 460 -0.9%	GBX 616.75 +34.1%	+14.8%	£1.24B	£497.50M	26.29	2,600
SNR Senior	1.1669 of 5 stars	GBX 285.50 flat	GBX 253.33 -11.3%	+79.3%	£1.18B	£738.20M	N/A	6,679
GEC General Electric	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.14B	£69.52B	27.63	125,000	Positive News Gap Up

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Does the media refer more to BOE or AVON?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BOE or AVON?

Which has more volatility and risk, BOE or AVON?

Which has better valuation and earnings, BOE or AVON?

Is BOE or AVON more profitable?

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Is CHG or AVON more profitable?

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