AEHR vs. ALNT, INTT, FEIM, DAIO, TRNS, FORR, MIXT, FARO, JFIN, and AMSWA
Should you be buying Aehr Test Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aehr Test Systems include Allient (ALNT), inTEST (INTT), Frequency Electronics (FEIM), Data I/O (DAIO), Transcat (TRNS), Forrester Research (FORR), MiX Telematics (MIXT), FARO Technologies (FARO), Jiayin Group (JFIN), and American Software (AMSWA). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) and Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, Allient had 1 more articles in the media than Aehr Test Systems. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Allient and 1 mentions for Aehr Test Systems. Aehr Test Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Allient's score of 0.05 indicating that Aehr Test Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Aehr Test Systems has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allient has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Aehr Test Systems received 130 more outperform votes than Allient when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.82% of users gave Aehr Test Systems an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Allient an outperform vote.
Allient has higher revenue and earnings than Aehr Test Systems. Allient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aehr Test Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
69.7% of Aehr Test Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Allient shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of Aehr Test Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Allient shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Aehr Test Systems presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.09%. Allient has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.67%. Given Allient's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Allient is more favorable than Aehr Test Systems.
Aehr Test Systems has a net margin of 21.43% compared to Allient's net margin of 4.16%. Aehr Test Systems' return on equity of 18.70% beat Allient's return on equity.
Summary
Aehr Test Systems beats Allient on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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