Alta Equipment Group (ALTG) Competitors

CrossAmerica Partners (NYSE:CAPL) and Alta Equipment Group (NYSE:ALTG) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Do analysts prefer CAPL or ALTG?

Alta Equipment Group has a consensus price target of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 70.58%. Given Alta Equipment Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
CrossAmerica Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Alta Equipment Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is CAPL or ALTG 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
CrossAmerica Partners	1.19%	-32.78%	2.13%
Alta Equipment Group	-3.53%	-95.61%	-4.38%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CAPL or ALTG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CrossAmerica Partners	$4.10B	0.19	$19.89M	$1.13	18.02
Alta Equipment Group	$1.88B	0.11	-$62.10M	-$2.06	-3.20

Does the media favor CAPL or ALTG?

In the previous week, Alta Equipment Group had 1 more articles in the media than CrossAmerica Partners. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Alta Equipment Group and 2 mentions for CrossAmerica Partners. CrossAmerica Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Alta Equipment Group's score of 0.45 indicating that CrossAmerica Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CrossAmerica Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alta Equipment Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, CAPL or ALTG?

CrossAmerica Partners has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alta Equipment Group has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CAPL or ALTG?

24.1% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.6% of Alta Equipment Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.0% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of Alta Equipment Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CrossAmerica Partners beats Alta Equipment Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.