Arteris (AIP) Competitors

Arteris (NASDAQ:AIP) and DAQO New Energy (NYSE:DQ) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is AIP or DQ more profitable?

Arteris has a net margin of -52.41% compared to DAQO New Energy's net margin of -58.63%. DAQO New Energy's return on equity of -7.16% beat Arteris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arteris	-52.41%	-8,546.17%	-31.56%
DAQO New Energy	-58.63%	-7.16%	-6.48%

Do analysts prefer AIP or DQ?

Arteris presently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.62%. DAQO New Energy has a consensus price target of $23.22, indicating a potential upside of 2.70%. Given Arteris' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Arteris is more favorable than DAQO New Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arteris	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DAQO New Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AIP or DQ?

64.4% of Arteris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of DAQO New Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of Arteris shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of DAQO New Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor AIP or DQ?

In the previous week, DAQO New Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Arteris. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for DAQO New Energy and 4 mentions for Arteris. DAQO New Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Arteris' score of 0.78 indicating that DAQO New Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arteris	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DAQO New Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AIP or DQ?

Arteris has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DAQO New Energy. Arteris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DAQO New Energy, 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
Arteris	$57.72M	6.90	-$33.64M	-$0.82	-11.39
DAQO New Energy	$1.03B	1.47	-$345.21M	-$6.51	-3.47

Which has more risk & volatility, AIP or DQ?

Arteris has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DAQO New Energy has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arteris beats DAQO New Energy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.