Amtech Systems (ASYS) Competitors

Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) and Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ:RR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, ASYS or RR?

Amtech Systems has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Richtech Robotics has a beta of -7.94, suggesting that its share price is 894% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ASYS or RR?

In the previous week, Richtech Robotics had 10 more articles in the media than Amtech Systems. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Richtech Robotics and 3 mentions for Amtech Systems. Amtech Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Richtech Robotics' score of 0.22 indicating that Amtech Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amtech Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Richtech Robotics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate ASYS or RR?

Richtech Robotics has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 57.89%. Given Richtech Robotics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Richtech Robotics is more favorable than Amtech Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amtech Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Richtech Robotics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ASYS or RR?

50.2% of Amtech Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Richtech Robotics shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Amtech Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of Richtech Robotics 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 favor ASYS or RR?

Amtech Systems received 301 more outperform votes than Richtech Robotics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Richtech Robotics an outperform vote while only 59.10% of users gave Amtech Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Amtech Systems	Outperform Votes 302 59.10%	Underperform Votes 209 40.90%
Richtech Robotics	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Is ASYS or RR more profitable?

Amtech Systems has a net margin of 1.18% compared to Richtech Robotics' net margin of -203.60%. Amtech Systems' return on equity of 0.66% beat Richtech Robotics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amtech Systems	1.18%	0.66%	0.45%
Richtech Robotics	-203.60%	-32.24%	-29.63%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ASYS or RR?

Richtech Robotics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amtech Systems. Richtech Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amtech Systems, 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
Amtech Systems	$100.68M	0.71	-$8.49M	$0.08	62.38
Richtech Robotics	$4.39M	48.49	-$8.14M	-$0.13	-14.62

Summary

Amtech Systems beats Richtech Robotics on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.