AATC vs. SGMA, NSYS, CLPS, GEOS, OWLT, SPEC, CSPI, TMO, ROK, and TRMB
Should you be buying Autoscope Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Autoscope Technologies include SigmaTron International (SGMA), Nortech Systems (NSYS), CLPS Incorporation (CLPS), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Owlet (OWLT), Spectaire (SPEC), CSP (CSPI), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Rockwell Automation (ROK), and Trimble (TRMB).
SigmaTron International (NASDAQ:SGMA) and Autoscope Technologies (NASDAQ:AATC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Autoscope Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SigmaTron International. Autoscope Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SigmaTron International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, SigmaTron International had 2 more articles in the media than Autoscope Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for SigmaTron International and 0 mentions for Autoscope Technologies. Autoscope Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat SigmaTron International's score of 0.00 indicating that SigmaTron International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
SigmaTron International received 131 more outperform votes than Autoscope Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 44.41% of users gave SigmaTron International an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Autoscope Technologies an outperform vote.
23.9% of SigmaTron International shares are held by institutional investors. 9.1% of SigmaTron International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of Autoscope Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Autoscope Technologies has a net margin of 49.06% compared to Autoscope Technologies' net margin of 0.29%. SigmaTron International's return on equity of 23.01% beat Autoscope Technologies' return on equity.
SigmaTron International has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autoscope Technologies has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
SigmaTron International beats Autoscope Technologies on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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