Aterian (ATER) Competitors

Summer Infant (NASDAQ:SUMR) and Aterian (NASDAQ:ATER) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Do analysts prefer SUMR or ATER?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Summer Infant	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Aterian	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to SUMR or ATER?

In the previous week, Summer Infant had 4 more articles in the media than Aterian. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Summer Infant and 2 mentions for Aterian. Summer Infant's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aterian'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Summer Infant	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Aterian	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SUMR or ATER?

Summer Infant received 355 more outperform votes than Aterian when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.51% of users gave Summer Infant an outperform vote while only 52.38% of users gave Aterian an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Summer Infant	Outperform Votes 377 74.51%	Underperform Votes 129 25.49%
Aterian	Outperform Votes 22 52.38%	Underperform Votes 20 47.62%

Is SUMR or ATER more profitable?

Summer Infant has a net margin of -4.99% compared to Aterian's net margin of -18.88%. Aterian's return on equity of -64.24% beat Summer Infant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Summer Infant	-4.99%	-94.31%	-4.33%
Aterian	-18.88%	-64.24%	-35.10%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SUMR or ATER?

41.0% of Summer Infant shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.0% of Aterian shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Summer Infant shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Aterian shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SUMR or ATER?

Summer Infant has higher revenue and earnings than Aterian. Summer Infant 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
Summer Infant	$143.66M	0.18	-$2.90M	-$3.27	-3.67
Aterian	$120.62M	0.20	-$74.56M	-$8.32	-0.34

Which has more volatility and risk, SUMR or ATER?

Summer Infant has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aterian has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Summer Infant beats Aterian on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.