Amtech Systems (ASYS) Competitors

Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) and Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:PDYN) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate ASYS or PDYN?

Palladyne AI has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 98.41%. Given Palladyne AI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Palladyne AI is more favorable than Amtech Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amtech Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Palladyne AI	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, ASYS or PDYN?

Amtech Systems has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palladyne AI has a beta of 3.76, suggesting that its share price is 276% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ASYS or PDYN?

50.2% of Amtech Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.0% of Palladyne AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Amtech Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of Palladyne AI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ASYS or PDYN more profitable?

Amtech Systems has a net margin of -38.18% compared to Palladyne AI's net margin of -1,028.07%. Amtech Systems' return on equity of -2.91% beat Palladyne AI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amtech Systems	-38.18%	-2.91%	-1.90%
Palladyne AI	-1,028.07%	-186.60%	-75.73%

Does the media favor ASYS or PDYN?

In the previous week, Amtech Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Palladyne AI. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Amtech Systems and 4 mentions for Palladyne AI. Amtech Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Palladyne AI's score of 0.15 indicating that Amtech Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amtech Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Palladyne AI	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ASYS or PDYN?

Amtech Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Palladyne AI. Palladyne AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amtech Systems, 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
Amtech Systems	$101.21M	0.71	-$8.49M	-$2.24	-2.25
Palladyne AI	$7.79M	34.18	-$72.62M	-$1.87	-4.04

Summary

Amtech Systems beats Palladyne AI on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.