Microvast (MVST) Competitors

Atkore (NYSE:ATKR) and Microvast (NASDAQ:MVST) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is ATKR or MVST more profitable?

Atkore has a net margin of 12.42% compared to Microvast's net margin of -30.88%. Atkore's return on equity of 25.69% beat Microvast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atkore	12.42%	25.69%	13.27%
Microvast	-30.88%	-22.10%	-11.19%

Does the media refer more to ATKR or MVST?

In the previous week, Atkore had 24 more articles in the media than Microvast. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Atkore and 6 mentions for Microvast. Microvast's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Atkore's score of 0.67 indicating that Microvast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atkore	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Microvast	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, ATKR or MVST?

Atkore has higher revenue and earnings than Microvast. Microvast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atkore, 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
Atkore	$3.07B	0.72	$472.87M	$10.33	6.18
Microvast	$379.80M	1.65	-$106.34M	-$0.56	-3.45

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ATKR or MVST?

20.7% of Microvast shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Atkore shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of Microvast 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.

Do analysts rate ATKR or MVST?

Atkore currently has a consensus price target of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.43%. Microvast has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.44%. Given Microvast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Microvast is more favorable than Atkore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atkore	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Microvast	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, ATKR or MVST?

Atkore has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microvast has a beta of 2.54, indicating that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATKR or MVST?

Atkore received 348 more outperform votes than Microvast when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.54% of users gave Atkore an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave Microvast an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atkore	Outperform Votes 360 66.54%	Underperform Votes 181 33.46%
Microvast	Outperform Votes 12 46.15%	Underperform Votes 14 53.85%

Summary

Atkore beats Microvast on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.