Frequency Electronics (FEIM) Competitors

Frequency Electronics (NASDAQ:FEIM) 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 businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FEIM or AEHR?

58.6% of Frequency Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Aehr Test Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 26.4% of Frequency Electronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Aehr Test Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer FEIM or AEHR?

Aehr Test Systems has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.81%. Given Aehr Test Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aehr Test Systems is more favorable than Frequency Electronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Frequency Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Aehr Test Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is FEIM or AEHR more profitable?

Aehr Test Systems has a net margin of 21.43% compared to Frequency Electronics' net margin of 6.10%. Aehr Test Systems' return on equity of 18.70% beat Frequency Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Frequency Electronics	6.10%	9.12%	4.25%
Aehr Test Systems	21.43%	18.70%	15.16%

Does the media favor FEIM or AEHR?

In the previous week, Frequency Electronics had 2 more articles in the media than Aehr Test Systems. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Frequency Electronics and 4 mentions for Aehr Test Systems. Aehr Test Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Frequency Electronics' score of 0.71 indicating that Aehr Test Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Frequency Electronics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aehr Test Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FEIM or AEHR?

Aehr Test Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Frequency Electronics. Aehr Test Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frequency Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Frequency Electronics	$52.70M	1.72	-$5.50M	$0.34	28.03
Aehr Test Systems	$71.89M	4.65	$14.56M	$0.52	22.23

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FEIM or AEHR?

Aehr Test Systems received 50 more outperform votes than Frequency Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.82% of users gave Aehr Test Systems an outperform vote while only 59.12% of users gave Frequency Electronics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Frequency Electronics	Outperform Votes 81 59.12%	Underperform Votes 56 40.88%
Aehr Test Systems	Outperform Votes 131 59.82%	Underperform Votes 88 40.18%

Which has more volatility & risk, FEIM or AEHR?

Frequency Electronics has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aehr Test Systems has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aehr Test Systems beats Frequency Electronics on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.