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PRV vs. AFS, MYX, AEG, CKN, and CLSN

Should you buy Porvair stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Porvair with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Porvair include Amiad Water Systems (AFS), MYCELX Technologies (MYX), Active Energy Group (AEG), Clarkson (CKN), and Calisen (CLSN). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

How does Porvair compare to Amiad Water Systems?

Amiad Water Systems (LON:AFS) 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 risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Porvair has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Amiad Water Systems' net margin of 0.00%. Porvair's return on equity of 10.96% 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 9.23%10.96%6.39%

Given Amiad Water Systems' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)
0.00
Porvair
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

16.9% of Porvair shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Porvair shares are held 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.

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 Ratio
Amiad Water Systems£104.60M0.00N/A£6.80N/A
Porvair£202.49M1.99£15.35M£40.4021.68

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 0.72 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

Summary

Porvair beats Amiad Water Systems on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Porvair compare to MYCELX Technologies?

MYCELX Technologies (LON:MYX) and Porvair (LON:PRV) 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, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

Porvair has a net margin of 9.23% compared to MYCELX Technologies' net margin of 2.84%. Porvair's return on equity of 10.96% beat MYCELX Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MYCELX Technologies2.84% 7.39% -24.82%
Porvair 9.23%10.96%6.39%

MYCELX Technologies has a beta of 1.273, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Porvair has a beta of 0.521, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

18.1% of MYCELX Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of Porvair shares are held by institutional investors. 30.4% of MYCELX Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Porvair shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Porvair has higher revenue and earnings than MYCELX Technologies. Porvair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MYCELX Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MYCELX Technologies£11.74M1.02-£4.52M£1.0049.00
Porvair£202.49M1.99£15.35M£40.4021.68

In the previous week, MYCELX Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Porvair. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MYCELX Technologies and 1 mentions for Porvair. MYCELX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Porvair's score of 0.72 indicating that MYCELX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MYCELX Technologies
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Porvair
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MYCELX Technologies
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

Summary

Porvair beats MYCELX Technologies on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Porvair compare to Active Energy Group?

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

Porvair has higher revenue and earnings than Active Energy Group. Active Energy Group 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 Ratio
Porvair£202.49M1.99£15.35M£40.4021.68
Active Energy GroupN/AN/A-£703.27K-£0.11N/A

16.9% of Porvair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.5% of Active Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Porvair shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of Active Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
Active Energy Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Porvair9.23% 10.96% 6.39%
Active Energy Group N/A -218.84%-11.07%

In the previous week, Active Energy Group had 1 more articles in the media than Porvair. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Active Energy Group and 1 mentions for Porvair. Porvair's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Active Energy Group's score of 0.55 indicating that Porvair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Porvair
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Active Energy Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Porvair has a beta of 0.521, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Active Energy Group has a beta of 0.418, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Porvair beats Active Energy Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Porvair compare to Clarkson?

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

Clarkson has a net margin of 10.41% compared to Porvair's net margin of 9.23%. Clarkson's return on equity of 12.93% beat Porvair's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Clarkson10.41% 12.93% 7.79%
Porvair 9.23%10.96%6.39%

72.0% of Clarkson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of Porvair shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Clarkson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Clarkson had 7 more articles in the media than Porvair. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Clarkson and 1 mentions for Porvair. Porvair's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Clarkson's score of 0.28 indicating that Porvair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Clarkson
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Porvair
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Clarkson pays an annual dividend of GBX 110 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Porvair pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Clarkson pays out 51.7% 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.

Clarkson presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,031.25, suggesting a potential downside of 3.80%. Given Clarkson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Clarkson is more favorable than Porvair.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Clarkson
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Porvair
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Clarkson has higher revenue and earnings than Porvair. Porvair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clarkson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Clarkson£631.40M2.54£82.85M£212.9024.57
Porvair£202.49M1.99£15.35M£40.4021.68

Clarkson has a beta of 0.702, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Porvair has a beta of 0.521, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Clarkson beats Porvair on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Porvair compare to Calisen?

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

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

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

In the previous week, Porvair had 1 more articles in the media than Calisen. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Porvair and 0 mentions for Calisen. Porvair's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Calisen's score of 0.00 indicating that Porvair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Calisen Neutral
Porvair Positive

Porvair has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calisen. Calisen 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 Ratio
Calisen£248.10M0.00N/A-£5.50N/A
Porvair£202.49M1.99£15.35M£40.4021.68

16.9% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Given Calisen's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Calisen is more favorable than Porvair.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Calisen
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

Summary

Porvair beats Calisen on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PRV vs. The Competition

MetricPorvairCommercial Services & Supplies IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£403.80M£4.34B£10.86B£2.85B
Dividend Yield0.82%5.10%120.52%6.16%
P/E Ratio21.6833.4928.32368.11
Price / Sales1.991,187.35331.6383,629.95
Price / Cash17.3722.4824.0427.89
Price / Book2.754.214.927.11
Net Income£15.35M£146.41M£609.74M£5.89B
7 Day Performance4.29%1.59%2.45%0.54%
1 Month Performance6.83%1.18%-0.07%0.25%
1 Year Performance14.06%15.41%14.43%64.64%

Porvair Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PRV
Porvair
0.8112 of 5 stars
GBX 876
+0.2%
N/A+16.5%£403.80M£202.49M21.68976
AFS
Amiad Water Systems
N/AN/AN/AN/A£110.71M£104.60M53.533,950
MYX
MYCELX Technologies
N/AGBX 54
-3.6%
N/A+94.0%£13.64M£11.74M54.00N/A
AEG
Active Energy Group
N/AGBX 0.09
-8.2%
N/A-34.6%£6.12MN/AN/A22,300
CKN
Clarkson
2.0213 of 5 stars
GBX 4,787.93
+0.8%
GBX 4,775
-0.3%
+49.5%£1.47B£631.40M22.492,024

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This page (LON:PRV) was last updated on 8/4/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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