INTT vs. ALNT, AEHR, FEIM, DAIO, VLTO, TER, ITRI, COHU, TRNS, and EB
Should you be buying inTEST stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of inTEST include Allient (ALNT), Aehr Test Systems (AEHR), Frequency Electronics (FEIM), Data I/O (DAIO), Veralto (VLTO), Teradyne (TER), Itron (ITRI), Cohu (COHU), Transcat (TRNS), and Eventbrite (EB).
Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) and inTEST (NYSE:INTT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking and profitability.
inTEST received 6 more outperform votes than Allient when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Allient an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave inTEST an outperform vote.
Allient has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, inTEST has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Allient has higher revenue and earnings than inTEST. inTEST is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Allient currently has a consensus target price of $39.50, indicating a potential upside of 62.55%. inTEST has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 66.67%. Given Allient's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe inTEST is more favorable than Allient.
61.6% of Allient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of inTEST shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Allient shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of inTEST shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
inTEST has a net margin of 6.41% compared to inTEST's net margin of 4.26%. inTEST's return on equity of 15.26% beat Allient's return on equity.
In the previous week, Allient had 6 more articles in the media than inTEST. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Allient and 0 mentions for inTEST. inTEST's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Allient's score of 0.00 indicating that Allient is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Allient beats inTEST on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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