Next 15 Group (NFG) Competitors

Next 15 Group (LON:NFG) and Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NFG or AEP?

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Next 15 Group. Anglo-Eastern Plantations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Next 15 Group, 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
Next 15 Group	£729.81M	0.37	£61.44M	£0.38	709.76
Anglo-Eastern Plantations	£436.63M	1.17	£81.78M	£2.24	583.27

Which has more risk & volatility, NFG or AEP?

Next 15 Group has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer NFG or AEP?

In the previous week, Anglo-Eastern Plantations had 1 more articles in the media than Next 15 Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations and 1 mentions for Next 15 Group. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Next 15 Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Anglo-Eastern Plantations is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Next 15 Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Anglo-Eastern Plantations	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate NFG or AEP?

Next 15 Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 580, suggesting a potential upside of 115.61%. Given Next 15 Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Next 15 Group is more favorable than Anglo-Eastern Plantations.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Next 15 Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Anglo-Eastern Plantations	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is NFG or AEP more profitable?

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a net margin of 17.74% compared to Next 15 Group's net margin of 8.28%. Next 15 Group's return on equity of 37.44% beat Anglo-Eastern Plantations' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Next 15 Group	8.28%	37.44%	9.17%
Anglo-Eastern Plantations	17.74%	12.46%	7.34%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NFG or AEP?

40.9% of Next 15 Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Next 15 Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.9% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NFG or AEP a better dividend stock?

Next 15 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Next 15 Group pays out 40.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 23.2% 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

Next 15 Group beats Anglo-Eastern Plantations on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.