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Alta Equipment Group (ALTG) Competitors

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$6.56 +0.22 (+3.39%)
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$6.57 +0.00 (+0.08%)
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ALTG vs. RYI, CAPL, STKL, ITRN, VSTS, AMRK, CLMB, ASPN, MGPI, and HDSN

Should you be buying Alta Equipment Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alta Equipment Group include Ryerson (RYI), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), SunOpta (STKL), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Vestis (VSTS), A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK), Climb Global Solutions (CLMB), Aspen Aerogels (ASPN), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), and Hudson Technologies (HDSN). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.

Alta Equipment Group vs. Its Competitors

Alta Equipment Group (NYSE:ALTG) and Ryerson (NYSE:RYI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Ryerson has higher revenue and earnings than Alta Equipment Group. Ryerson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alta Equipment Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alta Equipment Group$1.88B0.11-$62.10M-$2.06-3.19
Ryerson$4.60B0.16-$8.60M-$0.45-51.14

In the previous week, Alta Equipment Group had 2 more articles in the media than Ryerson. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Alta Equipment Group and 2 mentions for Ryerson. Alta Equipment Group's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Ryerson's score of 0.30 indicating that Alta Equipment Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alta Equipment Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Ryerson
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

73.6% of Alta Equipment Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ryerson shares are held by institutional investors. 19.9% of Alta Equipment Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Ryerson 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.

Ryerson has a net margin of -0.33% compared to Alta Equipment Group's net margin of -3.53%. Ryerson's return on equity of -1.72% beat Alta Equipment Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alta Equipment Group-3.53% -95.61% -4.38%
Ryerson -0.33%-1.72%-0.57%

Alta Equipment Group presently has a consensus target price of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 71.36%. Ryerson has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.64%. Given Alta Equipment Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Alta Equipment Group is more favorable than Ryerson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alta Equipment Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Ryerson
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

Alta Equipment Group has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryerson has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ryerson beats Alta Equipment Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ALTG vs. The Competition

MetricAlta Equipment GroupMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$203.50M$13.05B$7.77B$21.76B
Dividend YieldN/A24.44%4.60%3.63%
P/E Ratio-3.1922.02297.6929.93
Price / Sales0.117.801,288.5268.45
Price / Cash2.4017.3028.1423.91
Price / Book2.774.374.904.68
Net Income-$62.10M$498.10M$791.48M$1.01B
7 Day Performance-2.74%-1.21%-0.14%-0.71%
1 Month Performance-13.96%3.07%4.11%1.18%
1 Year Performance7.18%22.08%30.01%14.46%

Alta Equipment Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALTG
Alta Equipment Group
3.2508 of 5 stars
$6.57
+3.4%
$11.25
+71.4%
+4.5%$203.50M$1.88B-3.192,900
RYI
Ryerson
1.7809 of 5 stars
$23.45
-3.9%
$25.00
+6.6%
+7.5%$785.98M$4.44B-52.114,200
CAPL
CrossAmerica Partners
3.4592 of 5 stars
$20.34
-0.2%
N/A-8.7%$776.46M$4.10B18.002,220News Coverage
Positive News
STKL
SunOpta
2.8312 of 5 stars
$5.91
-2.2%
$9.50
+60.7%
-10.4%$729.27M$723.73M-98.501,248
ITRN
Ituran Location and Control
3.5941 of 5 stars
$36.35
+1.2%
$50.00
+37.6%
+37.6%$714.38M$336.26M13.032,892
VSTS
Vestis
3.0451 of 5 stars
$5.03
-0.4%
$9.13
+81.4%
-67.5%$665.79M$2.81B-21.8710,800Positive News
AMRK
A-Mark Precious Metals
4.7655 of 5 stars
$25.76
-3.5%
$33.00
+28.1%
-33.9%$657.76M$10.98B37.33380Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
CLMB
Climb Global Solutions
2.1585 of 5 stars
$143.40
+2.4%
$136.00
-5.2%
+27.0%$646.41M$465.61M29.75270Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
ASPN
Aspen Aerogels
3.5177 of 5 stars
$8.71
+12.2%
$19.50
+123.9%
-64.4%$639.12M$452.70M-2.29420Positive News
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
MGPI
MGP Ingredients
3.5922 of 5 stars
$23.80
-3.3%
$49.67
+108.7%
-70.2%$524.23M$609.40M-76.77690
HDSN
Hudson Technologies
1.9868 of 5 stars
$9.24
-2.2%
$8.63
-6.7%
+13.6%$412.67M$237.12M23.10220

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