Avalon (AWX) Competitors

Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) and Avalon (NYSE:AWX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AERT or AWX?

Avalon has higher revenue and earnings than Aeries Technology. Aeries Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avalon, 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
Aeries Technology	$70.20M	0.74	-$19.71M	-$0.50	-2.20
Avalon	$78.20M	0.12	-$1.77M	$0.03	83.33

Is AERT or AWX more profitable?

Avalon has a net margin of 1.17% compared to Aeries Technology's net margin of -28.08%. Avalon's return on equity of 2.72% beat Aeries Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aeries Technology	-28.08%	-2,170.47%	-40.60%
Avalon	1.17%	2.72%	1.10%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AERT or AWX?

99.2% of Aeries Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of Avalon shares are owned by institutional investors. 76.9% of Aeries Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Avalon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, AERT or AWX?

Aeries Technology has a beta of -0.34, indicating that its share price is 134% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avalon has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AERT or AWX?

In the previous week, Aeries Technology had 6 more articles in the media than Avalon. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Aeries Technology and 1 mentions for Avalon. Aeries Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Avalon's score of 0.00 indicating that Aeries Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aeries Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Avalon	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Avalon beats Aeries Technology on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.