Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) Competitors

Transcat (NASDAQ:TRNS) and Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Which has better valuation and earnings, TRNS or AEHR?

Aehr Test Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Transcat. Aehr Test Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcat, 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
Transcat	$278.42M	3.05	$13.65M	$1.56	58.54
Aehr Test Systems	$61.48M	4.29	$33.16M	$0.78	11.35

Do analysts prefer TRNS or AEHR?

Transcat presently has a consensus target price of $114.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.84%. Aehr Test Systems has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 182.49%. Given Aehr Test Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aehr Test Systems is more favorable than Transcat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Transcat	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Aehr Test Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is TRNS or AEHR more profitable?

Aehr Test Systems has a net margin of 43.41% compared to Transcat's net margin of 6.22%. Aehr Test Systems' return on equity of 21.09% beat Transcat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transcat	6.22%	7.23%	5.67%
Aehr Test Systems	43.41%	21.09%	18.08%

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

98.3% of Transcat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Aehr Test Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Transcat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Aehr Test Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, TRNS or AEHR?

Transcat has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aehr Test Systems has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TRNS or AEHR?

In the previous week, Transcat had 26 more articles in the media than Aehr Test Systems. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Transcat and 2 mentions for Aehr Test Systems. Aehr Test Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Transcat's score of 0.75 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
Transcat	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRNS or AEHR?

Transcat received 80 more outperform votes than Aehr Test Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.04% of users gave Transcat an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave Aehr Test Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Transcat	Outperform Votes 212 66.04%	Underperform Votes 109 33.96%
Aehr Test Systems	Outperform Votes 132 57.89%	Underperform Votes 96 42.11%

Summary

Aehr Test Systems beats Transcat on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.