AstroNova (ALOT) Competitors

Key Tronic (NASDAQ:KTCC) and AstroNova (NASDAQ:ALOT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is KTCC or ALOT more profitable?

AstroNova has a net margin of 3.17% compared to AstroNova's net margin of 0.04%. Key Tronic's return on equity of 8.28% beat AstroNova's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Key Tronic	0.04%	0.20%	0.07%
AstroNova	3.17%	8.28%	5.33%

Which has more volatility and risk, KTCC or ALOT?

Key Tronic has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AstroNova has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KTCC or ALOT?

40.7% of Key Tronic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of AstroNova shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Key Tronic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of AstroNova shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KTCC or ALOT?

Key Tronic received 30 more outperform votes than AstroNova when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.16% of users gave AstroNova an outperform vote while only 59.15% of users gave Key Tronic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Key Tronic	Outperform Votes 252 59.15%	Underperform Votes 174 40.85%
AstroNova	Outperform Votes 222 69.16%	Underperform Votes 99 30.84%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, KTCC or ALOT?

Key Tronic has higher revenue and earnings than AstroNova. AstroNova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Key Tronic, 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
Key Tronic	$588.14M	0.08	$5.16M	$0.02	209.50
AstroNova	$148.09M	0.91	$4.69M	$0.62	28.89

Does the media refer more to KTCC or ALOT?

In the previous week, AstroNova had 5 more articles in the media than Key Tronic. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for AstroNova and 2 mentions for Key Tronic. AstroNova's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Key Tronic's score of 0.59 indicating that Key Tronic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Key Tronic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AstroNova	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer KTCC or ALOT?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Key Tronic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
AstroNova	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

AstroNova beats Key Tronic on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.