NFG vs. AEP, AT, PAM, UTL, BHI, GMP, CTP, ET, PVR, and CLP
Should you be buying Next 15 Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Next 15 Group include Anglo-Eastern Plantations (AEP), Ashtead Technology (AT), Premier Asset Management Group (PAM), UIL (UTL), BMO UK High Income Trust (BHI), Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (GMP), Castleton Technology (CTP), Establishment Investment Trust (ET), Providence Resources (PVR), and Clear Leisure (CLP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Next 15 Group vs. Its Competitors
Next 15 Group (LON:NFG) and Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Next 15 Group has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
68.0% of Next 15 Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Next 15 Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 70.5% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Next 15 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Next 15 Group pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 18.6% 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.
Next 15 Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 580, suggesting a potential upside of 113.86%. Given Next 15 Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Next 15 Group is more favorable than Anglo-Eastern Plantations.
In the previous week, Anglo-Eastern Plantations had 1 more articles in the media than Next 15 Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations and 0 mentions for Next 15 Group. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Next 15 Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Anglo-Eastern Plantations is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Anglo-Eastern Plantations has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Next 15 Group. Next 15 Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anglo-Eastern Plantations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Next 15 Group and Anglo-Eastern Plantations tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:NFG) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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