Atlantic International (ATLN) Competitors

Atlantic International (NASDAQ:ATLN) and Priority Technology (NASDAQ:PRTH) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATLN or PRTH?

Priority Technology received 30 more outperform votes than Atlantic International when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atlantic International	N/A	N/A
Priority Technology	Outperform Votes 30 51.72%	Underperform Votes 28 48.28%

Does the media favor ATLN or PRTH?

In the previous week, Priority Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Atlantic International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Priority Technology and 0 mentions for Atlantic International. Priority Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Atlantic International's score of 0.00 indicating that Priority Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Atlantic International	Neutral
Priority Technology	Positive

Do analysts rate ATLN or PRTH?

Priority Technology has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 82.07%. Given Priority Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Priority Technology is more favorable than Atlantic International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlantic International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Priority Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ATLN or PRTH?

11.5% of Priority Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 22.3% of Atlantic International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 66.2% of Priority Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, ATLN or PRTH?

Atlantic International has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Priority Technology has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ATLN or PRTH more profitable?

Priority Technology has a net margin of 1.96% compared to Atlantic International's net margin of 0.00%. Priority Technology's return on equity of -15.86% beat Atlantic International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlantic International	N/A	-298.20%	-42.32%
Priority Technology	1.96%	-15.86%	1.52%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ATLN or PRTH?

Priority Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Atlantic International. Priority Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlantic International, 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
Atlantic International	$444.80M	0.30	-$5.63M	-$3.96	-0.58
Priority Technology	$898.61M	0.63	-$1.31M	-$0.11	-64.91

Summary

Priority Technology beats Atlantic International on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.