CPS Technologies (CPSH) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend COOK or CPSH?

Traeger currently has a consensus price target of $2.13, indicating a potential upside of 99.53%. Given Traeger's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Traeger is more favorable than CPS Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Traeger	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
CPS Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Is COOK or CPSH more profitable?

Traeger has a net margin of -6.02% compared to CPS Technologies' net margin of -7.13%. Traeger's return on equity of -5.67% beat CPS Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Traeger	-6.02%	-5.67%	-1.93%
CPS Technologies	-7.13%	-12.35%	-9.59%

Does the media favor COOK or CPSH?

In the previous week, CPS Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Traeger. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CPS Technologies and 4 mentions for Traeger. CPS Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Traeger's score of 0.47 indicating that CPS Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Traeger	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CPS Technologies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, COOK or CPSH?

CPS Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Traeger. CPS Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Traeger, 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
Traeger	$604.07M	0.24	-$34.01M	-$0.27	-3.94
CPS Technologies	$21.12M	3.41	-$3.13M	-$0.12	-33.33

Do insiders and institutionals believe in COOK or CPSH?

46.8% of Traeger shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.2% of CPS Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Traeger shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of CPS Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, COOK or CPSH?

Traeger has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CPS Technologies has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Traeger beats CPS Technologies on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.