Aterian (ATER) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of Aterian shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CPSH or ATER?

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

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%

Does the media refer more to CPSH or ATER?

In the previous week, Aterian had 1 more articles in the media than CPS Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aterian and 1 mentions for CPS Technologies. Aterian's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat CPS Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Aterian is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CPSH or ATER?

Aterian has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 158.06%. Given Aterian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	1.66	-$3.13M	-$0.20	-12.10
Aterian	$99.04M	0.16	-$11.86M	-$1.47	-1.05

Summary

Aterian beats CPS Technologies on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.