Anterix (ATEX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATEX or ADEA?

Anterix received 15 more outperform votes than Adeia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 92.00% of users gave Adeia an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Anterix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Anterix	Outperform Votes 38 50.00%	Underperform Votes 38 50.00%
Adeia	Outperform Votes 23 92.00%	Underperform Votes 2 8.00%

Do analysts prefer ATEX or ADEA?

Anterix currently has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 132.96%. Adeia has a consensus target price of $17.33, indicating a potential upside of 28.68%. Given Anterix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Anterix is more favorable than Adeia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anterix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Adeia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ATEX or ADEA more profitable?

Adeia has a net margin of 17.19% compared to Anterix's net margin of -508.15%. Adeia's return on equity of 32.81% beat Anterix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anterix	-508.15%	-31.26%	-14.38%
Adeia	17.19%	32.81%	11.24%

Does the media refer more to ATEX or ADEA?

In the previous week, Adeia had 4 more articles in the media than Anterix. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Adeia and 2 mentions for Anterix. Anterix's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Adeia's score of 1.51 indicating that Anterix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Anterix	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Adeia	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, ATEX or ADEA?

Adeia has higher revenue and earnings than Anterix. Anterix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, 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
Anterix	$5.90M	90.57	-$9.13M	-$1.63	-17.64
Adeia	$380.29M	3.84	$64.62M	$0.66	20.41

Which has more risk & volatility, ATEX or ADEA?

Anterix has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adeia has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ATEX or ADEA?

87.7% of Anterix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Adeia shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of Anterix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Adeia shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Adeia beats Anterix on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.