Hunting (HTG) Competitors

Ashtead Technology (LON:AT) and Hunting (LON:HTG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is AT or HTG 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
Ashtead Technology	17.37%	23.56%	13.14%
Hunting	13.47%	13.25%	4.21%

Do analysts prefer AT or HTG?

Ashtead Technology presently has a consensus price target of GBX 830, suggesting a potential upside of 66.83%. Hunting has a consensus price target of GBX 547.50, suggesting a potential upside of 114.71%. Given Hunting's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hunting is more favorable than Ashtead Technology.

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

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

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AT or HTG?

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
Ashtead Technology	£139.68M	2.82	£24.26M	£30.98	16.06
Hunting	£1.15B	0.46	£154.42M	£59.99	4.25

Does the media prefer AT or HTG?

In the previous week, Ashtead Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Hunting's score of 0.00 indicating that Ashtead Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ashtead Technology	Positive
Hunting	Neutral

Is AT or HTG a better dividend stock?

Ashtead Technology pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Hunting pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Ashtead Technology pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hunting pays out 13.3% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AT or HTG?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, AT or HTG?

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

Summary

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