AmpliTech Group (AMPG) Competitors

AmpliTech Group (NASDAQ:AMPG) and Alpine 4 (NASDAQ:ALPP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media refer more to AMPG or ALPP?

In the previous week, AmpliTech Group had 1 more articles in the media than Alpine 4. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for AmpliTech Group and 3 mentions for Alpine 4. AmpliTech Group's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Alpine 4's score of 1.59 indicating that AmpliTech Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AmpliTech Group	Very Positive
Alpine 4	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMPG or ALPP?

11.0% of AmpliTech Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.4% of Alpine 4 shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.3% of AmpliTech Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.1% of Alpine 4 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate AMPG or ALPP?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AmpliTech Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Alpine 4	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has better earnings and valuation, AMPG or ALPP?

AmpliTech Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alpine 4. AmpliTech Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpine 4, 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
AmpliTech Group	$15.59M	1.40	-$2.46M	-$0.25	-9.00
Alpine 4	$104.56M	0.21	-$12.88M	-$0.81	-1.00

Is AMPG or ALPP more profitable?

Alpine 4 has a net margin of 0.00% compared to AmpliTech Group's net margin of -15.82%. Alpine 4's return on equity of 0.00% beat AmpliTech Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AmpliTech Group	-15.82%	-8.98%	-7.46%
Alpine 4	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMPG or ALPP?

AmpliTech Group received 30 more outperform votes than Alpine 4 when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Alpine 4 an outperform vote while only 66.07% of users gave AmpliTech Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AmpliTech Group	Outperform Votes 37 66.07%	Underperform Votes 19 33.93%
Alpine 4	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has more volatility and risk, AMPG or ALPP?

AmpliTech Group has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpine 4 has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alpine 4 beats AmpliTech Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.