Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP) Competitors

TechPrecision (NASDAQ:TPCS) and Ampco-Pittsburgh (NYSE:AP) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TPCS or AP?

Ampco-Pittsburgh received 246 more outperform votes than TechPrecision when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.22% of users gave TechPrecision an outperform vote while only 58.64% of users gave Ampco-Pittsburgh an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TechPrecision	Outperform Votes 56 62.22%	Underperform Votes 34 37.78%
Ampco-Pittsburgh	Outperform Votes 302 58.64%	Underperform Votes 213 41.36%

Does the media refer more to TPCS or AP?

In the previous week, TechPrecision and TechPrecision both had 1 articles in the media. TechPrecision's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Ampco-Pittsburgh's score of 0.00 indicating that Ampco-Pittsburgh is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TechPrecision	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ampco-Pittsburgh	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, TPCS or AP?

TechPrecision has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ampco-Pittsburgh has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TPCS or AP?

15.5% of TechPrecision shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of TechPrecision shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.8% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TPCS or AP?

TechPrecision has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ampco-Pittsburgh. TechPrecision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ampco-Pittsburgh, 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
TechPrecision	$31.43M	1.47	-$980K	-$0.34	-15.44
Ampco-Pittsburgh	$422.34M	0.10	-$39.93M	-$2.03	-1.08

Do analysts recommend TPCS or AP?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TechPrecision	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Ampco-Pittsburgh	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is TPCS or AP more profitable?

Ampco-Pittsburgh has a net margin of -9.45% compared to Ampco-Pittsburgh's net margin of -9.59%. Ampco-Pittsburgh's return on equity of -21.25% beat TechPrecision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TechPrecision	-9.59%	-21.25%	-7.78%
Ampco-Pittsburgh	-9.45%	-38.27%	-7.60%

Summary

Ampco-Pittsburgh beats TechPrecision on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.