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Ashtead

LSE:AHT GB0000536739
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  • Value
    52
  • Growth
    13
  • Safety
    Safety
    63
  • Combined
    28
  • Sentiment
    56
  • 360° View
    360° View
    34
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Company Description

Ashtead Group plc is an international equipment rental company. It operates under the brand name Sunbelt Rentals, offering a range of construction and industrial equipment. The company has national networks in the United States (with 1,157 stores across major metropolitan areas), Canada (in Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan), and the United Kingdom (with approximately 192 stores). In the last fiscal year, the company had a market capitalization of $27163 million and a revenue of $10792 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 34 (better than 34% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Ashtead are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the indicators below and half above average for Ashtead. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 52, which means that the share price of Ashtead is on the lower side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 52% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 63. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 56. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 13, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth and momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. 87 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Market Pulse
Weakest Rank Analyst Opinions
Country United Kingdom
Industry Trading & Distribution
Size X-Large
Website ashtead-group.com
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Last update: 3-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
52 65 62 91
Growth
13 33 71 49
Safety
Safety
63 19 26 18
Sentiment
56 43 70 25
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34 22 71 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
100 35 72 27
Opinions Change
12 22 4 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 78 79 46
Market Pulse
5 55 67 50
Sentiment
56 43 70 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
52 65 62 91
Growth
13 33 71 49
Safety Safety
63 19 26 18
Combined
28 19 67 56
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
37 43 44 54
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
72 55 53 58
Price vs. Book (P/B)
67 40 39 54
Dividend Yield
29 78 82 79
Value
52 65 62 91
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
26 35 60 12
Profit Growth
29 24 52 58
Capital Growth
18 78 61 39
Stock Returns
33 41 71 95
Growth
13 33 71 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
44 18 16 17
Refinancing
59 19 22 22
Liquidity
48 55 62 48
Safety Safety
63 19 26 18

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The stock offers good value, safe financing, and positive sentiment. However, it has below-average growth expectations. It is well-suited for conservative buy-and-hold investors who prioritize stability and low valuation over growth.

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