Manitex International (MNTX) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ASYS or MNTX?

50.2% of Amtech Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.0% of Manitex International shares are held by institutional investors. 20.9% of Amtech Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Manitex International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ASYS or MNTX?

Manitex International has a consensus target price of $5.80, suggesting a potential upside of 1.05%. Given Manitex International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Manitex International is more favorable than Amtech Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amtech Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Manitex International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASYS or MNTX?

Manitex International received 14 more outperform votes than Amtech Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.75% of users gave Manitex International 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%
Manitex International	Outperform Votes 316 64.75%	Underperform Votes 172 35.25%

Which has more risk & volatility, ASYS or MNTX?

Amtech Systems has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manitex International has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ASYS or MNTX?

Manitex International has higher revenue and earnings than Amtech Systems. Amtech Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manitex International, 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	$104.81M	0.79	-$12.58M	-$1.41	-4.12
Manitex International	$291.39M	0.40	$7.36M	$0.46	12.48

Does the media prefer ASYS or MNTX?

In the previous week, Manitex International had 4 more articles in the media than Amtech Systems. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Manitex International and 1 mentions for Amtech Systems. Amtech Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.95 beat Manitex International's score of 0.82 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Manitex International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ASYS or MNTX more profitable?

Manitex International has a net margin of 3.19% compared to Amtech Systems' net margin of -19.05%. Manitex International's return on equity of 16.60% beat Amtech Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amtech Systems	-19.05%	-4.16%	-2.72%
Manitex International	3.19%	16.60%	5.39%

Summary

Manitex International beats Amtech Systems on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.