Do analysts rate PRV or BIFF?

Given Biffa's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Biffa is more favorable than Porvair. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Porvair 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Biffa 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, PRV or BIFF?

Porvair has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Biffa. Biffa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Porvair, 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 Porvair £202.49M 2.03 £15.35M £40.40 21.98 Biffa £1.44B 0.00 N/A -£8.00 N/A

Is PRV or BIFF more profitable?

Porvair has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Biffa's net margin of 0.00%. Porvair's return on equity of 10.96% beat Biffa's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Porvair 9.23% 10.96% 6.39% Biffa N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer RWI or PRV?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Renewi 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Porvair 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RWI or PRV?

Renewi has higher revenue and earnings than Porvair. Porvair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Renewi, 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 Renewi £1.12B 0.75 £40.41M £35.01 24.79 Porvair £202.49M 2.03 £15.35M £40.40 21.98

Is RWI or PRV more profitable?

Porvair has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Renewi's net margin of -2.02%. Porvair's return on equity of 10.96% beat Renewi's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Renewi -2.02% -10.69% 3.01% Porvair 9.23% 10.96% 6.39%

Do analysts rate EQN or PRV?

Given Equiniti Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Equiniti Group is more favorable than Porvair. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Equiniti Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Porvair 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Do analysts recommend RPS or PRV?

Given RPS Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe RPS Group is more favorable than Porvair. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score RPS Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Porvair 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RPS or PRV?

Porvair has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RPS Group. RPS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Porvair, 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 RPS Group £510M 0.00 N/A £0.03 N/A Porvair £202.49M 2.03 £15.35M £40.40 21.98

Is RPS or PRV more profitable?

Porvair has a net margin of 9.23% compared to RPS Group's net margin of 0.00%. Porvair's return on equity of 10.96% beat RPS Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets RPS Group N/A N/A N/A Porvair 9.23% 10.96% 6.39%

Do analysts rate ITE or PRV?

Given ITE Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ITE Group is more favorable than Porvair. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ITE Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Porvair 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, ITE or PRV?

Porvair has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ITE Group. ITE Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Porvair, 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 ITE Group £208.10M 0.00 N/A -£0.90 N/A Porvair £202.49M 2.03 £15.35M £40.40 21.98

Is ITE or PRV more profitable?

Porvair has a net margin of 9.23% compared to ITE Group's net margin of 0.00%. Porvair's return on equity of 10.96% beat ITE Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ITE Group N/A N/A N/A Porvair 9.23% 10.96% 6.39%

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PRV vs. BIFF, RWI, EQN, RPS, and ITE

Should you buy Porvair stock or one of its competitors? Porvair's main competitors and comparable companies include Biffa (BIFF), Renewi (RWI), Equiniti Group (EQN), RPS Group (RPS), and ITE Group (ITE). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "commercial services & supplies" industry.

How does Porvair compare to Biffa?

Porvair (LON:PRV) and Biffa (LON:BIFF) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Given Biffa's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Biffa is more favorable than Porvair.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Porvair	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Biffa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Porvair had 2 more articles in the media than Biffa. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Porvair and 0 mentions for Biffa. Porvair's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Biffa's score of 0.00 indicating that Porvair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Porvair	Positive
Biffa	Neutral

Porvair has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Biffa's net margin of 0.00%. Porvair's return on equity of 10.96% beat Biffa's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Porvair	9.23%	10.96%	6.39%
Biffa	N/A	N/A	N/A

Porvair has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Biffa. Biffa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Porvair, 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
Porvair	£202.49M	2.03	£15.35M	£40.40	21.98
Biffa	£1.44B	0.00	N/A	-£8.00	N/A

Porvair pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Biffa pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share. Porvair pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Biffa pays out -0.9% 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.

17.6% of Porvair shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Porvair shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Porvair beats Biffa on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Porvair compare to Renewi?

Renewi (LON:RWI) 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 analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Porvair has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Renewi's net margin of -2.02%. Porvair's return on equity of 10.96% beat Renewi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Renewi	-2.02%	-10.69%	3.01%
Porvair	9.23%	10.96%	6.39%

Renewi pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Porvair pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Renewi pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Porvair pays out 16.6% 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.

Renewi has higher revenue and earnings than Porvair. Porvair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Renewi, 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
Renewi	£1.12B	0.75	£40.41M	£35.01	24.79
Porvair	£202.49M	2.03	£15.35M	£40.40	21.98

Renewi has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Porvair has a beta of 0.521, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

74.7% of Renewi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.6% of Porvair shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Renewi shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Porvair shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Renewi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Porvair	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, Porvair had 2 more articles in the media than Renewi. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Porvair and 0 mentions for Renewi. Porvair's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Renewi's score of 0.00 indicating that Porvair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Renewi	Neutral
Porvair	Positive

Summary

Porvair beats Renewi on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Porvair compare to Equiniti Group?

Equiniti Group (LON:EQN) 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 risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Porvair has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Equiniti Group's net margin of 0.00%. Porvair's return on equity of 10.96% beat Equiniti Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equiniti Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Porvair	9.23%	10.96%	6.39%

Given Equiniti Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Equiniti Group is more favorable than Porvair.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equiniti Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Porvair	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Porvair has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Equiniti Group. Equiniti Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Porvair, 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
Equiniti Group	£442.80M	0.00	N/A	£2.30	N/A
Porvair	£202.49M	2.03	£15.35M	£40.40	21.98

17.6% of Porvair shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Porvair shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Porvair had 2 more articles in the media than Equiniti Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Porvair and 0 mentions for Equiniti Group. Porvair's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Equiniti Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Porvair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equiniti Group	Neutral
Porvair	Positive

Summary

Porvair beats Equiniti Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Porvair compare to RPS Group?

RPS Group (LON:RPS) and Porvair (LON:PRV) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

In the previous week, Porvair had 2 more articles in the media than RPS Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Porvair and 0 mentions for RPS Group. Porvair's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat RPS Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Porvair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RPS Group	Neutral
Porvair	Positive

Porvair has a net margin of 9.23% compared to RPS Group's net margin of 0.00%. Porvair's return on equity of 10.96% beat RPS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RPS Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Porvair	9.23%	10.96%	6.39%

17.6% of Porvair shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Porvair shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Given RPS Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe RPS Group is more favorable than Porvair.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RPS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Porvair	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Porvair has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RPS Group. RPS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Porvair, 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
RPS Group	£510M	0.00	N/A	£0.03	N/A
Porvair	£202.49M	2.03	£15.35M	£40.40	21.98

RPS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share. Porvair pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. RPS Group pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Porvair pays out 16.6% 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. Porvair is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Porvair beats RPS Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Porvair compare to ITE Group?

ITE Group (LON:ITE) and Porvair (LON:PRV) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

ITE Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share. Porvair pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. ITE Group pays out -2.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Porvair pays out 16.6% 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.

Porvair has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ITE Group. ITE Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Porvair, 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
ITE Group	£208.10M	0.00	N/A	-£0.90	N/A
Porvair	£202.49M	2.03	£15.35M	£40.40	21.98

17.6% of Porvair shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Porvair shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Given ITE Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ITE Group is more favorable than Porvair.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ITE Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Porvair	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, Porvair had 2 more articles in the media than ITE Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Porvair and 0 mentions for ITE Group. Porvair's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat ITE Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Porvair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ITE Group	Neutral
Porvair	Positive

Porvair has a net margin of 9.23% compared to ITE Group's net margin of 0.00%. Porvair's return on equity of 10.96% beat ITE Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ITE Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Porvair	9.23%	10.96%	6.39%

Summary

Porvair beats ITE Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PRV vs. The Competition

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Metric	Porvair	Commercial Services & Supplies Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£406.57M	£4.13B	£10.23B	£2.81B
Dividend Yield	0.79%	5.02%	96.74%	6.26%
P/E Ratio	21.78	26.21	26.60	366.69
Price / Sales	2.01	728.51	268.58	89,148.58
Price / Cash	17.37	21.31	24.04	27.89
Price / Book	2.76	4.05	4.81	6.98
Net Income	£15.35M	£151.66M	£614.98M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.69%	-0.81%	-0.20%	-0.76%
1 Month Performance	1.62%	-4.59%	-2.85%	-1.14%
1 Year Performance	19.24%	-2.44%	2.53%	22.91%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PRV Porvair	0.8973 of 5 stars	GBX 880 +0.7%	N/A	+18.4%	£406.57M	£202.49M	21.78	976
BIFF Biffa	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.26B	£1.44B	N/A	7,357
RWI Renewi	N/A	GBX 868 flat	N/A	N/A	£835.15M	£1.12B	24.79	6,500
EQN Equiniti Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£661.23M	£442.80M	78.17	5,288	Gap Up
RPS RPS Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£613.30M	£510M	7,366.67	5,000

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