Reviewing Ashtead Group (OTCMKTS:ASHTY) and Fusion Fuel Green (NASDAQ:HTOO)

Ashtead Group (OTCMKTS:ASHTY) and Fusion Fuel Green (NASDAQ:HTOO) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Ashtead Group has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fusion Fuel Green has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Ashtead Group and Fusion Fuel Green, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ashtead Group	1	3	2	0	2.17
Fusion Fuel Green	0	0	0	0	0.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.8% of Ashtead Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of Fusion Fuel Green shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of Fusion Fuel Green shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Ashtead Group and Fusion Fuel Green’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ashtead Group	13.68%	20.89%	7.26%
Fusion Fuel Green	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ashtead Group and Fusion Fuel Green”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ashtead Group	$10.79 billion	2.64	$1.51 billion	$13.65	19.73
Fusion Fuel Green	$1.74 million	2.05	-$14.92 million	N/A	N/A

Ashtead Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fusion Fuel Green.

Summary

Ashtead Group beats Fusion Fuel Green on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ashtead Group

Ashtead Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction, industrial, and general equipment rental business in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It provides pumps, power generation, heating, cooling, scaffolding, traffic management, temporary flooring, trench shoring, and lifting services. The company offers its products and services for facilities maintenance and municipalities, such as office complexes, apartment complexes, government, hospitals, data centers, parks and recreation departments, schools and universities, shopping centers, pavement/kerb repairs, and golf course maintenance; construction of airports, highways and bridges, office buildings, data centers, schools and universities, shopping centers, residential, remodeling, manufacturing plants, and green energy plants; emergency response for fire, hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, winter, storms, residential and health emergencies, alternative care facilities, points of distribution, and mobile testing facilities; and entertainment and special events, including national events, concerts, sporting events, film and telvision production, theme parks, festivals farmers' markets, local 5k runs, and cycle races. It operates 1,094 stores in the United States, 119 stores in Canada, and 185 stores in the United Kingdom under the Sunbelt Rentals brand. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About Fusion Fuel Green

Fusion Fuel Green PLC, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells miniaturized PEM electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen in Portugal, Spain, and rest of southern Europe. The company offers HEVO-Chain, a centralized PEM electrolyzer; and HEVO-Solar, a grid-independent hydrogen generator. It also provides engineering and procurement services comprising advisory, concept and proposal developments; FEL I, II and III studies; construction and legalization services; and operation and maintenance services. In addition, the company is involved in hydrogen project development. It serves natural gas networks and grids, oil refineries, ammonia producers, regulators, and related government departments. Fusion Fuel Green PLC was founded in 2018 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.