Alta Equipment Group (ALTG) Competitors

Alta Equipment Group (NYSE:ALTG) and MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ:MGPI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Is ALTG or MGPI more profitable?

MGP Ingredients has a net margin of 14.44% compared to Alta Equipment Group's net margin of -2.81%. MGP Ingredients' return on equity of 14.39% beat Alta Equipment Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alta Equipment Group	-2.81%	-42.09%	-3.40%
MGP Ingredients	14.44%	14.39%	8.95%

Does the media prefer ALTG or MGPI?

In the previous week, Alta Equipment Group had 1 more articles in the media than MGP Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Alta Equipment Group and 5 mentions for MGP Ingredients. Alta Equipment Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat MGP Ingredients' score of 0.62 indicating that Alta Equipment Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alta Equipment Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MGP Ingredients	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ALTG or MGPI?

MGP Ingredients has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alta Equipment Group. Alta Equipment Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGP Ingredients, 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
Alta Equipment Group	$1.88B	0.09	$8.90M	-$1.96	-2.60
MGP Ingredients	$703.63M	0.89	$107.47M	$1.51	19.42

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALTG or MGPI?

73.6% of Alta Equipment Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of MGP Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. 19.9% of Alta Equipment Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of MGP Ingredients shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALTG or MGPI?

MGP Ingredients received 249 more outperform votes than Alta Equipment Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.63% of users gave MGP Ingredients an outperform vote while only 53.33% of users gave Alta Equipment Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alta Equipment Group	Outperform Votes 24 53.33%	Underperform Votes 21 46.67%
MGP Ingredients	Outperform Votes 273 61.63%	Underperform Votes 170 38.37%

Which has more volatility and risk, ALTG or MGPI?

Alta Equipment Group has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGP Ingredients has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ALTG or MGPI?

Alta Equipment Group currently has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 164.97%. MGP Ingredients has a consensus target price of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 128.51%. Given Alta Equipment Group's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Alta Equipment Group is more favorable than MGP Ingredients.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alta Equipment Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
MGP Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is ALTG or MGPI a better dividend stock?

Alta Equipment Group pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. MGP Ingredients pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Alta Equipment Group pays out -11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGP Ingredients pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alta Equipment Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

MGP Ingredients beats Alta Equipment Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.