Which has higher valuation and earnings, SUNB or DPLM?

Diploma has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sunbelt Rentals. Sunbelt Rentals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diploma, 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 Sunbelt Rentals £11.47B 2.06 N/A £335.00 17.19 Diploma £1.65B 6.46 £115.40M £140.80 56.32

Do analysts recommend SUNB or AGK?

Sunbelt Rentals currently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,800, indicating a potential upside of 0.69%. Given Sunbelt Rentals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sunbelt Rentals is more favorable than Aggreko. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sunbelt Rentals 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Aggreko 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SUNB or AGK?

Aggreko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunbelt Rentals, 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 Sunbelt Rentals £11.47B 2.06 N/A £335.00 17.19 Aggreko £1.36B 0.00 N/A -£43.50 N/A

Is SUNB or AGK more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sunbelt Rentals N/A N/A N/A Aggreko N/A N/A N/A

Sunbelt Rentals (SUNB) Competitors

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SUNB vs. AHT, DPLM, RS1, AGK, and GFTU

Should you buy Sunbelt Rentals stock or one of its competitors? Sunbelt Rentals's main competitors and comparable companies include Ashtead Group (AHT), Diploma (DPLM), RS Group (RS1), Aggreko (AGK), and Grafton Group (GFTU). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry.

How does Sunbelt Rentals compare to Ashtead Group?

Sunbelt Rentals (LON:SUNB) and Ashtead Group (LON:AHT) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.

65.7% of Sunbelt Rentals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Ashtead Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Sunbelt Rentals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Ashtead Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ashtead Group has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Sunbelt Rentals' net margin of 0.00%. Ashtead Group's return on equity of 15.82% beat Sunbelt Rentals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunbelt Rentals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ashtead Group	13.30%	15.82%	7.78%

In the previous week, Ashtead Group had 1 more articles in the media than Sunbelt Rentals. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ashtead Group and 0 mentions for Sunbelt Rentals. Sunbelt Rentals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ashtead Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sunbelt Rentals	Neutral
Ashtead Group	Neutral

Ashtead Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sunbelt Rentals. Ashtead Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunbelt Rentals, 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
Sunbelt Rentals	£11.47B	2.06	N/A	£335.00	17.19
Ashtead Group	£10.86B	2.03	£1.93B	£330.70	16.11

Sunbelt Rentals pays an annual dividend of GBX 75 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ashtead Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 106.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Sunbelt Rentals pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ashtead Group pays out 32.3% 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.

Sunbelt Rentals presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,800, indicating a potential upside of 0.69%. Ashtead Group has a consensus price target of GBX 4,800, indicating a potential downside of 9.88%. Given Sunbelt Rentals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sunbelt Rentals is more favorable than Ashtead Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunbelt Rentals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ashtead Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

Sunbelt Rentals beats Ashtead Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sunbelt Rentals compare to Diploma?

Sunbelt Rentals (LON:SUNB) and Diploma (LON:DPLM) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Sunbelt Rentals pays an annual dividend of GBX 75 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 62.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Sunbelt Rentals pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diploma pays out 44.2% 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. Sunbelt Rentals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

65.7% of Sunbelt Rentals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.6% of Diploma shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Sunbelt Rentals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Diploma shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Diploma has a net margin of 9.42% compared to Sunbelt Rentals' net margin of 0.00%. Diploma's return on equity of 18.55% beat Sunbelt Rentals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunbelt Rentals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Diploma	9.42%	18.55%	8.32%

In the previous week, Diploma had 2 more articles in the media than Sunbelt Rentals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Diploma and 0 mentions for Sunbelt Rentals. Diploma's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Sunbelt Rentals' score of 0.00 indicating that Diploma is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sunbelt Rentals	Neutral
Diploma	Positive

Sunbelt Rentals currently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,800, suggesting a potential upside of 0.69%. Diploma has a consensus target price of GBX 7,400, suggesting a potential downside of 6.68%. Given Sunbelt Rentals' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sunbelt Rentals is more favorable than Diploma.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunbelt Rentals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Diploma	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Diploma has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sunbelt Rentals. Sunbelt Rentals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diploma, 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
Sunbelt Rentals	£11.47B	2.06	N/A	£335.00	17.19
Diploma	£1.65B	6.46	£115.40M	£140.80	56.32

Summary

Diploma beats Sunbelt Rentals on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sunbelt Rentals compare to RS Group?

Sunbelt Rentals (LON:SUNB) and RS Group (LON:RS1) are both 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.

RS Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sunbelt Rentals. Sunbelt Rentals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS Group, 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
Sunbelt Rentals	£11.47B	2.06	N/A	£335.00	17.19
RS Group	£2.88B	1.27	£181.90M	£34.50	23.12

Sunbelt Rentals pays an annual dividend of GBX 75 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Sunbelt Rentals pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RS Group pays out 65.5% 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.

Sunbelt Rentals presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,800, indicating a potential upside of 0.69%. RS Group has a consensus price target of GBX 696.25, indicating a potential downside of 12.70%. Given Sunbelt Rentals' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sunbelt Rentals is more favorable than RS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunbelt Rentals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
RS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

65.7% of Sunbelt Rentals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.6% of RS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Sunbelt Rentals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of RS Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Sunbelt Rentals' net margin of 0.00%. RS Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Sunbelt Rentals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunbelt Rentals	N/A	N/A	N/A
RS Group	5.62%	11.55%	6.58%

In the previous week, RS Group had 2 more articles in the media than Sunbelt Rentals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for RS Group and 0 mentions for Sunbelt Rentals. RS Group's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Sunbelt Rentals' score of 0.00 indicating that RS Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sunbelt Rentals	Neutral
RS Group	Positive

Summary

RS Group beats Sunbelt Rentals on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sunbelt Rentals compare to Aggreko?

Sunbelt Rentals (LON:SUNB) and Aggreko (LON:AGK) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

65.7% of Sunbelt Rentals shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Sunbelt Rentals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Sunbelt Rentals pays an annual dividend of GBX 75 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Aggreko pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share. Sunbelt Rentals pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aggreko pays out -0.1% 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.

Aggreko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunbelt Rentals, 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
Sunbelt Rentals	£11.47B	2.06	N/A	£335.00	17.19
Aggreko	£1.36B	0.00	N/A	-£43.50	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunbelt Rentals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aggreko	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Sunbelt Rentals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aggreko'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sunbelt Rentals	Neutral
Aggreko	Neutral

Sunbelt Rentals currently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,800, indicating a potential upside of 0.69%. Given Sunbelt Rentals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sunbelt Rentals is more favorable than Aggreko.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunbelt Rentals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Aggreko	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Sunbelt Rentals beats Aggreko on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sunbelt Rentals compare to Grafton Group?

Sunbelt Rentals (LON:SUNB) and Grafton Group (LON:GFTU) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Grafton Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sunbelt Rentals. Grafton Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunbelt Rentals, 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
Sunbelt Rentals	£11.47B	2.06	N/A	£335.00	17.19
Grafton Group	£2.60B	0.69	£127.90M	£67.96	14.19

Sunbelt Rentals pays an annual dividend of GBX 75 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Grafton Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 37.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Sunbelt Rentals pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grafton Group pays out 55.5% 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.

65.7% of Sunbelt Rentals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Grafton Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Sunbelt Rentals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Grafton Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Grafton Group had 2 more articles in the media than Sunbelt Rentals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Grafton Group and 0 mentions for Sunbelt Rentals. Grafton Group's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Sunbelt Rentals' score of 0.00 indicating that Grafton Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sunbelt Rentals	Neutral
Grafton Group	Neutral

Sunbelt Rentals currently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,800, suggesting a potential upside of 0.69%. Grafton Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,831.67, suggesting a potential upside of 193.62%. Given Grafton Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grafton Group is more favorable than Sunbelt Rentals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunbelt Rentals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Grafton Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Grafton Group has a net margin of 5.00% compared to Sunbelt Rentals' net margin of 0.00%. Grafton Group's return on equity of 7.94% beat Sunbelt Rentals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunbelt Rentals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grafton Group	5.00%	7.94%	3.60%

Summary

Grafton Group beats Sunbelt Rentals on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SUNB vs. The Competition

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Metric	Sunbelt Rentals	Trading Companies & Distributors Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£23.10B	£9.51B	£10.04B	£2.82B
Dividend Yield	1.40%	3.41%	96.63%	6.26%
P/E Ratio	16.83	43.21	26.30	366.61
Price / Sales	2.01	22.82	269.55	88,587.34
Price / Cash	N/A	50.52	23.84	27.83
Price / Book	N/A	3.75	4.64	6.87
Net Income	N/A	£377.83M	£614.62M	£5.88B
7 Day Performance	0.25%	0.90%	-2.52%	0.50%
1 Month Performance	5.38%	1.90%	-4.03%	-0.21%
1 Year Performance	N/A	10.19%	-0.57%	22.15%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SUNB Sunbelt Rentals	0.6846 of 5 stars	GBX 5,638 -2.1%	GBX 5,800 +2.9%	N/A	£23.10B	£11.47B	16.83	26,016
AHT Ashtead Group	0.307 of 5 stars	GBX 5,326 0.0%	GBX 4,800 -9.9%	+4.0%	£22.10B	£10.86B	16.11	120	High Trading Volume
DPLM Diploma	1.4744 of 5 stars	GBX 7,785 +0.5%	GBX 7,400 -4.9%	+49.4%	£10.44B	£1.65B	55.29	3,500
RS1 RS Group	1.4738 of 5 stars	GBX 787.52 +5.0%	GBX 696.25 -11.6%	+47.3%	£3.61B	£2.88B	22.83	6,500	Gap Up
AGK Aggreko	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£2.23B	£1.36B	N/A	6,000

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