AEHR vs. ALNT, INTT, FEIM, DAIO, TRNS, UIS, SPOK, EGHT, FORR, and HEAR
Should you be buying Aehr Test Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aehr Test Systems include Allient (ALNT), inTEST (INTT), Frequency Electronics (FEIM), Data I/O (DAIO), Transcat (TRNS), Unisys (UIS), Spok (SPOK), 8X8 (EGHT), Forrester Research (FORR), and Turtle Beach (HEAR). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) and Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Aehr Test Systems has a net margin of 21.43% compared to Aehr Test Systems' net margin of 4.26%. Allient's return on equity of 18.70% beat Aehr Test Systems' return on equity.
61.6% of Allient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Aehr Test Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.6% of Allient shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Aehr Test Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Allient had 13 more articles in the media than Aehr Test Systems. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Allient and 4 mentions for Aehr Test Systems. Allient's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Aehr Test Systems' score of 0.01 indicating that Aehr Test Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Aehr Test Systems received 129 more outperform votes than Allient when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Allient an outperform vote while only 59.82% of users gave Aehr Test Systems an outperform vote.
Allient currently has a consensus target price of $39.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.66%. Aehr Test Systems has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.81%. Given Aehr Test Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Allient is more favorable than Aehr Test Systems.
Allient has higher revenue and earnings than Aehr Test Systems. Allient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aehr Test Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Allient has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aehr Test Systems has a beta of 1.97, indicating that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Allient and Aehr Test Systems tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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