Porvair (PRV) Competitors GBX 724 -4.00 (-0.55%) As of 09/12/2025 12:38 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PRV vs. AFS, MYX, AEG, SMS, BIFF, FAN, TPK, FGP, GEC, and BOYShould you be buying Porvair stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Porvair include Amiad Water Systems (AFS), MYCELX Technologies (MYX), Active Energy Group (AEG), Smart Metering Systems (SMS), Biffa (BIFF), Volution Group (FAN), Travis Perkins (TPK), FirstGroup (FGP), General Electric (GEC), and Bodycote (BOY). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Porvair vs. Its Competitors Amiad Water Systems MYCELX Technologies Active Energy Group Smart Metering Systems Biffa Volution Group Travis Perkins FirstGroup General Electric Bodycote Amiad Water Systems (LON:AFS) and Porvair (LON:PRV) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is AFS or PRV more profitable? Porvair has a net margin of 8.57% compared to Amiad Water Systems' net margin of 0.00%. Porvair's return on equity of 10.75% beat Amiad Water Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amiad Water SystemsN/A N/A N/A Porvair 8.57%10.75%6.39% Which has better earnings and valuation, AFS or PRV? Porvair has higher revenue and earnings than Amiad Water Systems. Amiad Water Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Porvair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmiad Water Systems£104.60M0.00N/A£6.80N/APorvair£195.70M1.71£15.35M£0.371,972.75 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AFS or PRV? 53.0% of Porvair shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Porvair shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend AFS or PRV? Given Amiad Water Systems' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Amiad Water Systems is more favorable than Porvair.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amiad Water Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Porvair 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer AFS or PRV? In the previous week, Porvair had 1 more articles in the media than Amiad Water Systems. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Porvair and 0 mentions for Amiad Water Systems. Porvair's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Amiad Water Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Porvair is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Amiad Water Systems Neutral Porvair Positive SummaryPorvair beats Amiad Water Systems on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Porvair News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PRV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PRV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPorvairPollution & Treatment Controls IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£335.85M£365.33M£7.88B£2.43BDividend Yield0.88%22.15%4.56%5.30%P/E Ratio1,972.75105.78315.995,410.94Price / Sales1.7138.80217.2496,613.69Price / Cash17.3719.0628.9127.93Price / Book2.273.364.617.77Net Income£15.35M-£1.02M£798.53M£5.89B7 Day PerformanceN/A2.50%0.99%6.51%1 Month Performance-2.16%4.63%1.26%55.22%1 Year Performance13.13%6.00%26.71%154.12% Porvair Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRVPorvairN/AGBX 724-0.5%N/A+13.1%£335.85M£195.70M1,972.75976News CoveragePositive NewsAFSAmiad Water SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£110.71M£104.60M53.533,950Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeMYXMYCELX Technologies1.6934 of 5 starsGBX 27flatGBX 95+251.9%-44.2%£6.58M£4.90M-225.00N/AAEGActive Energy GroupN/AGBX 0.15+11.1%N/A+56.4%£761KN/A-13.0422,300News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeGap UpSMSSmart Metering SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.27B£135.52M8,654.551,361BIFFBiffaN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.26B£1.44B-51.257,357FANVolution Group2.3683 of 5 starsGBX 617+0.2%GBX 740+19.9%+16.1%£1.22B£362.97M3,116.161,909News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTPKTravis Perkins1.5952 of 5 starsGBX 573.50+2.0%GBX 660+15.1%-35.9%£1.21B£4.56B-1,566.9419,172News CoverageGap UpFGPFirstGroup1.0375 of 5 starsGBX 215.60flatGBX 240+11.3%+41.3%£1.19B£4.65B1,051.7131,477GECGeneral ElectricN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.14B£69.52B27.63125,000News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpBOYBodycote2.2499 of 5 starsGBX 642+2.1%GBX 758.33+18.1%+0.8%£1.13B£727.10M4,012.504,833 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AFS Alternatives MYX Alternatives AEG Alternatives SMS Alternatives BIFF Alternatives FAN Alternatives TPK Alternatives FGP Alternatives GEC Alternatives BOY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:PRV) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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