Porvair (PRV) Competitors GBX 828 +4.00 (+0.49%) As of 06:08 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PRV vs. AFS, MYX, AEG, CHG, CLSN, DATA, BOE, TPK, SMS, and BIFFShould 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), Chemring Group (CHG), Calisen (CLSN), GlobalData (DATA), Boeing (BOE), Travis Perkins (TPK), Smart Metering Systems (SMS), and Biffa (BIFF). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Porvair vs. Its Competitors Amiad Water Systems MYCELX Technologies Active Energy Group Chemring Group Calisen GlobalData Boeing Travis Perkins Smart Metering Systems Biffa Amiad Water Systems (LON:AFS) and Porvair (LON:PRV) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. 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% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AFS or PRV? Porvair received 108 more outperform votes than Amiad Water Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.90% of users gave Porvair an outperform vote while only 73.08% of users gave Amiad Water Systems an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmiad Water SystemsOutperform Votes7673.08% Underperform Votes2826.92% PorvairOutperform Votes18473.90% Underperform Votes6526.10% Do analysts prefer AFS or PRV? Porvair has a consensus target price of GBX 800, suggesting a potential downside of 3.38%. 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has preferable earnings & 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£179.19M2.11£15.35M£33.7324.55 Does the media prefer AFS or PRV? In the previous week, Porvair's average media sentiment score of 0.29 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 Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AFS or PRV? 60.2% of Porvair shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of Porvair shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryPorvair beats Amiad Water Systems on 12 of the 14 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PRV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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£378.85M£88.36M£7.80B£2.92BDividend Yield0.87%19.64%4.56%4.90%P/E Ratio24.557.7225.46126.48Price / Sales2.1136.34110.30243,490.43Price / Cash17.3719.0626.8428.07Price / Book2.603.224.244.58Net Income£15.35M-£1.02M£807.24M£5.91B7 Day Performance-0.48%-0.41%1.39%6.84%1 Month Performance7.25%17.18%9.55%16.63%1 Year Performance17.95%-0.77%26.31%78.92% Porvair Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRVPorvair0.8777 of 5 starsGBX 828+0.5%GBX 800-3.4%+17.8%£378.85M£179.19M24.55976AFSAmiad Water SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£110.71M£104.60M53.533,950Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeMYXMYCELX TechnologiesN/AGBX 27.18+2.5%GBX 95+249.6%-55.3%£7.82M£11.21M-2.17N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumeAEGActive Energy GroupN/AGBX 0.21-2.8%N/A-14.0%£423KN/A-0.7522,300Gap DownCHGChemring Group0.6177 of 5 starsGBX 554+6.7%GBX 460-17.0%+48.0%£1.49B£340.84M678.302,600Dividend IncreaseGap UpCLSNCalisenN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.43B£248.10M-47.421,748DATAGlobalData1.9492 of 5 starsGBX 174-0.6%GBX 300+72.4%-35.2%£1.40B£277.36M41.583,532Trending NewsBOEBoeingN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.32B£70.54B-30.77156,000Gap UpTPKTravis Perkins2.0813 of 5 starsGBX 620flatGBX 823.33+32.8%-21.6%£1.31B£4.77B-75.0619,172SMSSmart Metering SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.27B£135.52M8,654.551,361BIFFBiffaN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.26B£1.44B-51.257,357News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AFS Alternatives MYX Alternatives AEG Alternatives CHG Alternatives CLSN Alternatives DATA Alternatives BOE Alternatives TPK Alternatives SMS Alternatives BIFF 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Rule Hits in July — The Smart Money Already MovedA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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