Amcon Distributing (DIT) Competitors

Amcon Distributing (NASDAQ:DIT) and AerSale (NASDAQ:ASLE) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DIT or ASLE?

AerSale received 12 more outperform votes than Amcon Distributing when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 42.86% of users gave AerSale an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Amcon Distributing an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Amcon Distributing	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%
AerSale	Outperform Votes 12 42.86%	Underperform Votes 16 57.14%

Does the media prefer DIT or ASLE?

In the previous week, Amcon Distributing had 1 more articles in the media than AerSale. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Amcon Distributing and 1 mentions for AerSale. AerSale's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Amcon Distributing's score of 0.00 indicating that AerSale is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Amcon Distributing	Neutral
AerSale	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DIT or ASLE?

11.1% of Amcon Distributing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of AerSale shares are held by institutional investors. 73.0% of Amcon Distributing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.3% of AerSale shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, DIT or ASLE?

Amcon Distributing has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AerSale has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DIT or ASLE more profitable?

Amcon Distributing has a net margin of 0.13% compared to AerSale's net margin of 0.12%. Amcon Distributing's return on equity of 3.27% beat AerSale's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amcon Distributing	0.13%	3.27%	0.95%
AerSale	0.12%	-0.24%	-0.18%

Which has better valuation & earnings, DIT or ASLE?

Amcon Distributing has higher revenue and earnings than AerSale. AerSale is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amcon Distributing, 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
Amcon Distributing	$2.79B	0.02	$4.34M	$2.49	40.16
AerSale	$320.30M	0.88	-$5.56M	-$0.11	-54.55

Do analysts rate DIT or ASLE?

AerSale has a consensus price target of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 44.44%. Given AerSale's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AerSale is more favorable than Amcon Distributing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amcon Distributing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AerSale	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Amcon Distributing and AerSale tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.