Hunting (HTG) Competitors

Hunting (LON:HTG) and Ashtead Technology (LON:AT) are both small-cap energy 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, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to HTG or AT?

In the previous week, Ashtead Technology had 3 more articles in the media than Hunting. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ashtead Technology and 0 mentions for Hunting. Hunting's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ashtead Technology'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hunting	Neutral
Ashtead Technology	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HTG or AT?

Hunting has higher revenue and earnings than Ashtead Technology. Hunting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ashtead Technology, 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
Hunting	£1.15B	0.47	£154.42M	£59.99	4.41
Ashtead Technology	£139.68M	2.65	£24.26M	£30.98	15.09

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HTG or AT?

63.2% of Hunting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Ashtead Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.2% of Hunting shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Ashtead Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HTG or AT?

Hunting received 442 more outperform votes than Ashtead Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Ashtead Technology an outperform vote while only 60.40% of users gave Hunting an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hunting	Outperform Votes 453 60.40%	Underperform Votes 297 39.60%
Ashtead Technology	Outperform Votes 11 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do analysts recommend HTG or AT?

Hunting presently has a consensus target price of GBX 547.50, suggesting a potential upside of 106.99%. Ashtead Technology has a consensus target price of GBX 830, suggesting a potential upside of 77.54%. Given Hunting's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hunting is more favorable than Ashtead Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hunting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ashtead Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, HTG or AT?

Hunting has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashtead Technology has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HTG or AT more profitable?

Ashtead Technology has a net margin of 17.37% compared to Hunting's net margin of 13.47%. Ashtead Technology's return on equity of 23.56% beat Hunting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hunting	13.47%	13.25%	4.21%
Ashtead Technology	17.37%	23.56%	13.14%

Is HTG or AT a better dividend stock?

Hunting pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ashtead Technology pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Hunting pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ashtead Technology pays out 3.2% 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

Hunting and Ashtead Technology tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.