Autoscope Technologies (AATC) Competitors

Autoscope Technologies (NASDAQ:AATC) and 908 Devices (NASDAQ:MASS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer AATC or MASS?

In the previous week, 908 Devices had 4 more articles in the media than Autoscope Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for 908 Devices and 0 mentions for Autoscope Technologies. 908 Devices' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Autoscope Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that 908 Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Autoscope Technologies	Neutral
908 Devices	Neutral

Do analysts rate AATC or MASS?

908 Devices has a consensus price target of $5.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.00%. Given 908 Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe 908 Devices is more favorable than Autoscope Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autoscope Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
908 Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AATC or MASS?

908 Devices received 19 more outperform votes than Autoscope Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.35% of users gave 908 Devices an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Autoscope Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Autoscope Technologies	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%
908 Devices	Outperform Votes 19 51.35%	Underperform Votes 18 48.65%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AATC or MASS?

Autoscope Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 908 Devices. 908 Devices is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autoscope Technologies, 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
Autoscope Technologies	$12.89M	3.45	$6.62M	$0.82	9.90
908 Devices	$59.63M	2.38	-$36.40M	-$2.10	-1.91

Which has more risk and volatility, AATC or MASS?

Autoscope Technologies has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 908 Devices has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AATC or MASS?

88.1% of 908 Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Autoscope Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of 908 Devices shares are held by company 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.

Is AATC or MASS more profitable?

Autoscope Technologies has a net margin of 37.59% compared to 908 Devices' net margin of -109.11%. Autoscope Technologies' return on equity of 27.06% beat 908 Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autoscope Technologies	37.59%	27.06%	23.97%
908 Devices	-109.11%	-24.60%	-19.23%

Summary

908 Devices beats Autoscope Technologies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.