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PRV vs. AFS, MYX, AEG, CHG, 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), Chemring Group (CHG), 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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Given Amiad Water Systems' higher possible upside, equities research 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

Porvair has a net margin of 9.36% compared to Amiad Water Systems' net margin of 0.00%. Porvair's return on equity of 11.21% 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 9.36%11.21%6.39%

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. Amiad Water Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Porvair'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Amiad Water Systems Neutral
Porvair Neutral

17.7% 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, large money managers and hedge funds 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£193.98M1.97£15.35M£39.3021.12

Summary

Porvair beats Amiad Water Systems on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Porvair compare to MYCELX Technologies?

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

Porvair has a beta of 0.481, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MYCELX Technologies has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

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
MYCELX Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Porvair has higher revenue and earnings than MYCELX Technologies. MYCELX Technologies 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£193.98M1.97£15.35M£39.3021.12
MYCELX Technologies£3.07M4.99-£4.52M-£14.00N/A

17.7% of Porvair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of MYCELX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Porvair shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.4% of MYCELX Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Porvair had 1 more articles in the media than MYCELX Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Porvair and 0 mentions for MYCELX Technologies. Porvair's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled MYCELX Technologies'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Porvair Neutral
MYCELX Technologies Neutral

Porvair has a net margin of 9.36% compared to MYCELX Technologies' net margin of -106.64%. Porvair's return on equity of 11.21% beat MYCELX Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Porvair9.36% 11.21% 6.39%
MYCELX Technologies -106.64%-75.87%-24.82%

Summary

Porvair beats MYCELX Technologies on 9 of the 13 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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

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£193.98M1.97£15.35M£39.3021.12
Active Energy GroupN/AN/A-£703.27K-£0.85N/A

Porvair has a beta of 0.481, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Active Energy Group has a beta of 0.397, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

17.7% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Active Energy Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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. Active Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Porvair's score of 0.00 indicating that Active Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Porvair
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Active Energy Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 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
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 9.36% compared to Active Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. Porvair's return on equity of 11.21% beat Active Energy Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Porvair9.36% 11.21% 6.39%
Active Energy Group N/A -121.10%-11.07%

Summary

Porvair beats Active Energy Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Porvair compare to Chemring Group?

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

Porvair has a net margin of 9.36% compared to Chemring Group's net margin of 6.77%. Porvair's return on equity of 11.21% beat Chemring Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Chemring Group6.77% 9.03% 7.03%
Porvair 9.36%11.21%6.39%

68.8% of Chemring Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Porvair shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Chemring Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Chemring Group£512M2.63£2.18M£12.3040.46
Porvair£193.98M1.97£15.35M£39.3021.12

Chemring Group has a beta of 0.823, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Porvair has a beta of 0.481, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

Chemring Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 619.40, indicating a potential upside of 24.48%. Given Chemring Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chemring Group is more favorable than Porvair.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Chemring Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Porvair
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Chemring Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Porvair pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Chemring Group pays out 65.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Porvair pays out 16.3% 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.

In the previous week, Chemring Group had 7 more articles in the media than Porvair. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Chemring Group and 1 mentions for Porvair. Chemring Group's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Porvair's score of 0.00 indicating that Chemring Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Chemring Group beats Porvair on 12 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Given Calisen's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

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. Calisen's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Porvair'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Calisen Neutral
Porvair Neutral

Porvair has a net margin of 9.36% compared to Calisen's net margin of 0.00%. Porvair's return on equity of 11.21% beat Calisen's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CalisenN/A N/A N/A
Porvair 9.36%11.21%6.39%

17.7% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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£193.98M1.97£15.35M£39.3021.12

Summary

Porvair beats Calisen on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PRV vs. The Competition

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MetricPorvairPollution & Treatment Controls IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£382.60M£649.25M£9.54B£2.77B
Dividend Yield0.80%19.49%3.53%6.12%
P/E Ratio21.126.9025.06362.98
Price / Sales1.9770.955,155.2887,661.67
Price / Cash17.3718.3228.1427.85
Price / Book2.603.345.077.79
Net Income£15.35M£38.62M£794.09M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-3.49%9.24%0.18%0.17%
1 Year Performance1.97%36.38%29.61%74.52%

Porvair Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PRV
Porvair
0.2441 of 5 stars		GBX 830
flat		N/A+2.5%£382.60M£193.98M21.12976
AFS
Amiad Water Systems
N/AN/AN/AN/A£110.71M£104.60M53.533,950
MYX
MYCELX Technologies
N/AGBX 60.68
+1.1%		N/A+137.6%£14.78M£3.07MN/AN/A
AEG
Active Energy Group
N/AGBX 0.10
-1.0%		N/A-45.0%£5.33MN/AN/A22,300
CHG
Chemring Group
3.4339 of 5 stars		GBX 549
-0.3%		GBX 616.75
+12.3%		-3.8%£1.49B£497.50M31.372,600

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