Aterian (ATER) Competitors

CPS Technologies (NASDAQ:CPSH) and Aterian (NASDAQ:ATER) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, CPSH or ATER?

CPS Technologies has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aterian has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CPSH or ATER?

Aterian has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 147.68%. Given Aterian's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aterian is more favorable than CPS Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPS Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Aterian	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CPSH or ATER?

11.2% of CPS Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.0% of Aterian shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.6% of CPS Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of Aterian shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CPSH or ATER?

In the previous week, CPS Technologies and CPS Technologies both had 1 articles in the media. CPS Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aterian'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CPS Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Aterian	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, CPSH or ATER?

CPS Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aterian. CPS Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aterian, 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
CPS Technologies	$21.12M	1.89	-$3.13M	-$0.20	-13.73
Aterian	$99.04M	0.16	-$11.86M	-$1.47	-1.10

Is CPSH or ATER more profitable?

Aterian has a net margin of -11.25% compared to CPS Technologies' net margin of -12.75%. CPS Technologies' return on equity of -18.95% beat Aterian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPS Technologies	-12.75%	-18.95%	-14.97%
Aterian	-11.25%	-35.75%	-20.06%

Summary

CPS Technologies beats Aterian on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.