AFN vs. BUI, LEV, GPV, CSX, CUB, EIF, BBU.UN, RUS, MSI, and AND
Should you be buying Ag Growth International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ag Growth International include Buhler Industries (BUI), Lion Electric (LEV), GreenPower Motor (GPV), Clean Seed Capital Group (CSX), CubicFarm Systems (CUB), Exchange Income (EIF), Brookfield Business Partners (BBU.UN), Russel Metals (RUS), Morneau Shepell (MSI), and Andlauer Healthcare Group (AND). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Ag Growth International vs. Its Competitors
Buhler Industries (TSE:BUI) and Ag Growth International (TSE:AFN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.
Ag Growth International has a net margin of 1.71% compared to Buhler Industries' net margin of -0.43%. Ag Growth International's return on equity of 7.48% beat Buhler Industries' return on equity.
Ag Growth International has a consensus price target of C$49.43, suggesting a potential upside of 15.54%. Given Ag Growth International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ag Growth International is more favorable than Buhler Industries.
In the previous week, Ag Growth International had 2 more articles in the media than Buhler Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ag Growth International and 0 mentions for Buhler Industries. Ag Growth International's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Buhler Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Ag Growth International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
27.8% of Ag Growth International shares are held by institutional investors. 96.8% of Buhler Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Ag Growth International shares are held 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.
Buhler Industries has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ag Growth International has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ag Growth International has higher revenue and earnings than Buhler Industries. Buhler Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ag Growth International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Ag Growth International beats Buhler Industries on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:AFN) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
