Head to Head Comparison: Aggreko (ARGKF) & Its Competitors

Volatility and Risk

Aggreko has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aggreko’s rivals have a beta of 1.28, indicating that their average stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.9% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies 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.

Profitability

This table compares Aggreko and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aggreko	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aggreko Competitors	2.87%	-33.64%	3.65%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Aggreko and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aggreko	$1.75 billion	-$142.52 million	42.54
Aggreko Competitors	$6.47 billion	$364.19 million	26.12

Aggreko’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Aggreko. Aggreko is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Aggreko rivals beat Aggreko on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

Aggreko Company Profile

Aggreko Plc engages in the provision of mobile modular power, temperature control and energy services. It operates through the following segments: Rental Solutions, Power Solutions and Power Solutions Utility. The Rental Solutions segment refers to the transactional business serving a range of sectors in developed markets by providing power, heating, and cooling to a number of customer types who need it quickly and typically for a short period of time. The Power Solutions segment operates in emerging markets which serve both industrial and utility customers with power requirements. The Power Solutions Utility segment delivers longer-term projects providing power to national utility customers. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.