Alta Equipment Group (ALTG) Competitors $4.47 +0.23 (+5.29%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.49 +0.01 (+0.22%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ALTG vs. CLMB, STKL, ASPN, ASLE, HDSN, WILC, HFFG, AENT, CGTL, and MMLPShould you be buying Alta Equipment Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alta Equipment Group include Climb Global Solutions (CLMB), SunOpta (STKL), Aspen Aerogels (ASPN), AerSale (ASLE), Hudson Technologies (HDSN), G. Willi-Food International (WILC), HF Foods Group (HFFG), Alliance Entertainment (AENT), Creative Global Technology (CGTL), and Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Alta Equipment Group vs. Climb Global Solutions SunOpta Aspen Aerogels AerSale Hudson Technologies G. Willi-Food International HF Foods Group Alliance Entertainment Creative Global Technology Martin Midstream Partners Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB) and Alta Equipment Group (NYSE:ALTG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking and earnings. Do analysts prefer CLMB or ALTG? Climb Global Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $136.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.27%. Alta Equipment Group has a consensus price target of $12.63, suggesting a potential upside of 177.17%. Given Alta Equipment Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alta Equipment Group is more favorable than Climb Global Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Climb Global Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Alta Equipment Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has more volatility and risk, CLMB or ALTG? Climb Global Solutions has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alta Equipment Group has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CLMB or ALTG? In the previous week, Climb Global Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Alta Equipment Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Climb Global Solutions and 2 mentions for Alta Equipment Group. Alta Equipment Group's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Climb Global Solutions' score of 0.12 indicating that Alta Equipment Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Climb Global Solutions 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Alta Equipment Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CLMB or ALTG a better dividend stock? Climb Global Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Alta Equipment Group pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Climb Global Solutions pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alta Equipment Group pays out -11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alta Equipment Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is CLMB or ALTG more profitable? Climb Global Solutions has a net margin of 4.11% compared to Alta Equipment Group's net margin of -2.81%. Climb Global Solutions' return on equity of 23.63% beat Alta Equipment Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Climb Global Solutions4.11% 23.63% 5.76% Alta Equipment Group -2.81%-42.09%-3.40% Do institutionals and insiders believe in CLMB or ALTG? 49.7% of Climb Global Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.6% of Alta Equipment Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Climb Global Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of Alta Equipment Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CLMB or ALTG? Alta Equipment Group received 13 more outperform votes than Climb Global Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 92.86% of users gave Climb Global Solutions an outperform vote while only 55.32% of users gave Alta Equipment Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformClimb Global SolutionsOutperform Votes1392.86% Underperform Votes17.14%Alta Equipment GroupOutperform Votes2655.32% Underperform Votes2144.68% Which has better earnings & valuation, CLMB or ALTG? Climb Global Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alta Equipment Group. Alta Equipment Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Climb Global Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClimb Global Solutions$465.61M0.97$12.32M$4.0624.05Alta Equipment Group$1.88B0.08$8.90M-$1.96-2.32 SummaryClimb Global Solutions and Alta Equipment Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alta Equipment Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALTG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ALTG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlta Equipment GroupIndustrial machinery & equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$149.68M$1.56B$7.21B$19.02BDividend Yield5.10%4.73%3.56%4.03%P/E Ratio-2.6817.3520.9533.12Price / Sales0.080.6181.9928.04Price / Cash1.469.5926.9017.52Price / Book0.992.713.764.51Net Income$8.90M$104.20M$808.20M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.00%3.32%2.83%1.38%1 Month Performance-0.24%3.32%1.95%-1.99%1 Year Performance-59.37%-3.84%14.42%5.28% Alta Equipment Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALTGAlta Equipment Group3.4834 of 5 stars$4.48+5.3%$12.63+182.1%-61.5%$147.05M$1.88B-2.632,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageCLMBClimb Global Solutions3.1804 of 5 stars$105.51-0.9%$136.00+28.9%+63.5%$486.09M$465.61M28.59270Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Positive NewsSTKLSunOpta3.5992 of 5 stars$3.71-4.9%$9.50+156.1%-34.0%$444.29M$723.73M-20.611,450Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsASPNAspen Aerogels3.9029 of 5 stars$5.09-2.3%$19.11+275.5%-65.6%$417.91M$452.70M31.81420Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsASLEAerSale4.163 of 5 stars$6.29-6.0%$9.00+43.1%-2.2%$335.12M$345.07M629.63510Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsHDSNHudson Technologies2.4372 of 5 stars$5.25-4.0%$7.50+42.9%-32.6%$231.13M$237.12M8.08220Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsWILCG. Willi-Food International1.9426 of 5 stars$14.49-2.9%N/A+59.8%$201.03M$575.80M12.82180Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHFFGHF Foods Group1.795 of 5 stars$3.64-7.1%N/A+28.4%$191.97M$1.20B-121.33900Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAENTAlliance Entertainment1.7409 of 5 stars$2.95+5.0%N/A+43.5%$150.32M$1.07B22.69847Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageCGTLCreative Global TechnologyN/A$5.98+6.4%N/AN/A$128.20M$35.61M0.00N/AMMLPMartin Midstream Partners1.726 of 5 stars$2.67+0.8%N/A+7.1%$104.28M$719.34M-20.541,450Short Interest ↓News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLMB Alternatives STKL Alternatives ASPN Alternatives ASLE Alternatives HDSN Alternatives WILC Alternatives HFFG Alternatives AENT Alternatives CGTL Alternatives MMLP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ALTG) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeWhile everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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