CTS (CTS) Competitors

CTS (NYSE:CTS) and Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CTS or AEIS?

CTS has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Advanced Energy Industries. CTS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, 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
CTS	$515.77M	2.49	$58.11M	$2.12	20.54
Advanced Energy Industries	$1.64B	3.56	$54.21M	$2.21	69.91

Which has more volatility & risk, CTS or AEIS?

CTS has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CTS or AEIS?

In the previous week, CTS had 2 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CTS and 10 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat CTS's score of 0.50 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CTS	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Advanced Energy Industries	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is CTS or AEIS a better dividend stock?

CTS pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. CTS pays out 7.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 18.1% 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. CTS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer CTS or AEIS?

Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus target price of $138.90, indicating a potential downside of 10.10%. Given Advanced Energy Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Advanced Energy Industries is more favorable than CTS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CTS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Advanced Energy Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is CTS or AEIS more profitable?

CTS has a net margin of 12.32% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 5.13%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 12.38% beat CTS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CTS	12.32%	12.31%	8.53%
Advanced Energy Industries	5.13%	12.38%	6.58%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CTS or AEIS?

96.9% of CTS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of CTS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Advanced Energy Industries beats CTS on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.