Aterian (ATER) Competitors

Aterian (NASDAQ:ATER) and Natuzzi (NYSE:NTZ) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATER or NTZ?

Natuzzi received 161 more outperform votes than Aterian when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.27% of users gave Aterian an outperform vote while only 46.12% of users gave Natuzzi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aterian	Outperform Votes 23 52.27%	Underperform Votes 21 47.73%
Natuzzi	Outperform Votes 184 46.12%	Underperform Votes 215 53.88%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ATER or NTZ?

7.0% of Aterian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of Natuzzi shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of Aterian shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Natuzzi shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ATER or NTZ?

In the previous week, Natuzzi had 1 more articles in the media than Aterian. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Natuzzi and 3 mentions for Aterian. Aterian's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Natuzzi's score of 0.07 indicating that Aterian is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aterian	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Natuzzi	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ATER or NTZ?

Natuzzi has higher revenue and earnings than Aterian.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aterian	$99.05M	0.21	-$74.56M	-$1.71	-1.40
Natuzzi	$328.02M	0.16	-$17.39M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend ATER or NTZ?

Aterian currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 67.36%. Given Aterian's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Aterian is more favorable than Natuzzi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aterian	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Natuzzi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is ATER or NTZ more profitable?

Natuzzi has a net margin of -6.63% compared to Aterian's net margin of -17.05%. Natuzzi's return on equity of -31.15% beat Aterian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aterian	-17.05%	-56.01%	-31.84%
Natuzzi	-6.63%	-31.15%	-6.44%

Which has more risk and volatility, ATER or NTZ?

Aterian has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natuzzi has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aterian beats Natuzzi on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.