ALTG vs. VSTS, CAPL, ITRN, RYI, STKL, MGPI, AMRK, ASPN, CLMB, and HDSN
Should you be buying Alta Equipment Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alta Equipment Group include Vestis (VSTS), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Ryerson (RYI), SunOpta (STKL), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK), Aspen Aerogels (ASPN), Climb Global Solutions (CLMB), 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 Vestis (NYSE:VSTS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and valuation.
In the previous week, Vestis had 23 more articles in the media than Alta Equipment Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Vestis and 6 mentions for Alta Equipment Group. Alta Equipment Group's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Vestis' score of 0.06 indicating that Alta Equipment Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Alta Equipment Group presently has a consensus target price of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 46.29%. Vestis has a consensus target price of $9.25, indicating a potential upside of 54.81%. Given Vestis' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vestis is more favorable than Alta Equipment Group.
Vestis has a net margin of -0.89% compared to Alta Equipment Group's net margin of -3.83%. Vestis' return on equity of 5.36% beat Alta Equipment Group's return on equity.
Alta Equipment Group pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Vestis pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Alta Equipment Group pays out -10.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vestis pays out -77.8% 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 has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vestis has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Vestis has higher revenue and earnings than Alta Equipment Group. Vestis 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.
73.6% of Alta Equipment Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Vestis shares are held by institutional investors. 19.9% of Alta Equipment Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Vestis shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Vestis beats Alta Equipment Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:ALTG) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
