Alta Equipment Group (ALTG) Competitors $7.48 -0.09 (-1.12%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.46 -0.01 (-0.13%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 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. CAPL, STKL, RYI, ITRN, MGPI, VSTS, CLMB, AMRK, ASPN, and HDSNShould you be buying Alta Equipment Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alta Equipment Group include CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), SunOpta (STKL), Ryerson (RYI), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), Vestis (VSTS), Climb Global Solutions (CLMB), A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK), Aspen Aerogels (ASPN), and Hudson Technologies (HDSN). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Alta Equipment Group vs. Its Competitors CrossAmerica Partners SunOpta Ryerson Ituran Location and Control MGP Ingredients Vestis Climb Global Solutions A-Mark Precious Metals Aspen Aerogels Hudson Technologies Alta Equipment Group (NYSE:ALTG) and CrossAmerica Partners (NYSE:CAPL) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate ALTG or CAPL? Alta Equipment Group currently has a consensus price target of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 50.50%. Given Alta Equipment Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alta Equipment Group is more favorable than CrossAmerica Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alta Equipment Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00CrossAmerica Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is ALTG or CAPL more profitable? CrossAmerica Partners has a net margin of 1.19% compared to Alta Equipment Group's net margin of -3.53%. CrossAmerica Partners' return on equity of -32.78% 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% CrossAmerica Partners 1.19%-32.78%2.13% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALTG or CAPL? 73.6% of Alta Equipment Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of Alta Equipment Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.0% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to ALTG or CAPL? In the previous week, CrossAmerica Partners had 1 more articles in the media than Alta Equipment Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for CrossAmerica Partners and 2 mentions for Alta Equipment Group. CrossAmerica Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Alta Equipment Group's score of 1.50 indicating that CrossAmerica Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alta Equipment Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CrossAmerica Partners 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is ALTG or CAPL a better dividend stock? Alta Equipment Group pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. CrossAmerica Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Alta Equipment Group pays out -10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CrossAmerica Partners pays out 185.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more risk and volatility, ALTG or CAPL? Alta Equipment Group has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrossAmerica Partners has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ALTG or CAPL? CrossAmerica Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Alta Equipment Group. Alta Equipment Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CrossAmerica Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlta Equipment Group$1.85B0.13-$62.10M-$2.06-3.63CrossAmerica Partners$4.10B0.19$19.89M$1.1317.93 SummaryCrossAmerica Partners beats Alta Equipment Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ALTG 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 GroupMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$242.28M$13.30B$7.81B$21.58BDividend Yield2.97%23.67%4.56%3.48%P/E Ratio-3.6321.67315.9929.75Price / Sales0.134.33217.2486.27Price / Cash2.8617.0128.9125.00Price / Book3.154.004.614.58Net Income-$62.10M$537.13M$798.53M$999.94M7 Day Performance-12.47%0.86%0.97%0.68%1 Month Performance-11.75%-0.86%0.86%3.10%1 Year Performance15.53%30.77%26.73%14.39% Alta Equipment Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALTGAlta Equipment Group3.917 of 5 stars$7.48-1.1%$11.25+50.5%+20.9%$242.28M$1.85B-3.632,900Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCAPLCrossAmerica Partners3.5539 of 5 stars$20.38-0.9%N/A-3.1%$783.71M$3.85B18.032,220News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeSTKLSunOpta3.3403 of 5 stars$6.47-1.8%$9.50+46.8%-2.3%$774.60M$762.88M-107.831,248News CoveragePositive NewsRYIRyerson2.5411 of 5 stars$22.86-2.7%$25.00+9.4%+24.6%$756.67M$4.60B-50.804,200Positive NewsITRNIturan Location and Control4.0688 of 5 stars$34.45+2.0%$50.00+45.1%+29.0%$671.82M$339.61M12.352,892Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MGPIMGP Ingredients3.8139 of 5 stars$28.39-2.7%$50.33+77.3%-66.5%$621.53M$703.62M-91.58690Positive NewsShort Interest ↑VSTSVestis3.2094 of 5 stars$4.28-6.3%$9.13+113.5%-71.7%$601.19M$2.71B-18.5910,800Positive NewsCLMBClimb Global Solutions2.0159 of 5 stars$126.72-1.5%$136.00+7.3%+51.0%$593.82M$465.61M26.29270News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAMRKA-Mark Precious Metals4.6594 of 5 stars$24.58+3.1%$33.00+34.3%-41.2%$587.05M$9.70B16.61380Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionASPNAspen Aerogels3.4927 of 5 stars$6.75+2.0%$19.50+189.1%-72.7%$544.40M$452.70M-1.77420Positive NewsHDSNHudson Technologies2.1859 of 5 stars$10.31+1.1%$8.63-16.3%+29.6%$445.41M$224.78M25.78220Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CAPL Alternatives STKL Alternatives RYI Alternatives ITRN Alternatives MGPI Alternatives VSTS Alternatives CLMB Alternatives AMRK Alternatives ASPN Alternatives HDSN 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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