Arteris (AIP) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer AIP or COMM?

In the previous week, Arteris had 10 more articles in the media than CommScope. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Arteris and 7 mentions for CommScope. CommScope's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Arteris' score of 0.00 indicating that CommScope is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arteris	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CommScope	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, AIP or COMM?

Arteris has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CommScope has a beta of 2.29, indicating that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AIP or COMM?

64.4% of Arteris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of CommScope shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of Arteris shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of CommScope shares are owned 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AIP or COMM?

Arteris has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CommScope. Arteris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CommScope, 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
Arteris	$61.31M	5.68	-$33.64M	-$0.82	-10.11
CommScope	$4.42B	0.30	-$1.45B	$2.73	2.25

Do analysts rate AIP or COMM?

Arteris currently has a consensus target price of $13.67, indicating a potential upside of 64.86%. CommScope has a consensus target price of $4.75, indicating a potential downside of 22.76%. Given Arteris' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Arteris is more favorable than CommScope.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arteris	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CommScope	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AIP or COMM?

CommScope received 542 more outperform votes than Arteris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.77% of users gave CommScope an outperform vote while only 65.63% of users gave Arteris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arteris	Outperform Votes 21 65.63%	Underperform Votes 11 34.38%
CommScope	Outperform Votes 563 65.77%	Underperform Votes 293 34.23%

Is AIP or COMM more profitable?

CommScope has a net margin of -18.10% compared to Arteris' net margin of -58.27%. CommScope's return on equity of -1.01% beat Arteris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arteris	-58.27%	-828.71%	-32.69%
CommScope	-18.10%	-1.01%	0.37%

Summary

CommScope beats Arteris on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.