Alta Equipment Group (ALTG) Competitors

CrossAmerica Partners (NYSE:CAPL) and Alta Equipment Group (NYSE:ALTG) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Does the media prefer CAPL or ALTG?

In the previous week, CrossAmerica Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Alta Equipment Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for CrossAmerica Partners and 1 mentions for Alta Equipment Group. CrossAmerica Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Alta Equipment Group's score of -0.76 indicating that CrossAmerica Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CAPL or ALTG?

CrossAmerica Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Alta Equipment Group. Alta Equipment Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CrossAmerica Partners, 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
CrossAmerica Partners	$4.39B	0.20	$42.59M	$0.52	43.61
Alta Equipment Group	$1.88B	0.13	$8.90M	-$1.70	-4.30

Is CAPL or ALTG a better dividend stock?

CrossAmerica Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Alta Equipment Group pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. CrossAmerica Partners pays out 403.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alta Equipment Group pays out -13.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts recommend CAPL or ALTG?

Alta Equipment Group has a consensus target price of $15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 115.61%. Given Alta Equipment Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alta Equipment Group is more favorable than CrossAmerica Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CrossAmerica Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Alta Equipment Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is CAPL or ALTG more profitable?

CrossAmerica Partners has a net margin of 0.50% compared to Alta Equipment Group's net margin of -2.81%. Alta Equipment Group's return on equity of -42.09% beat CrossAmerica Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CrossAmerica Partners	0.50%	-104.40%	2.77%
Alta Equipment Group	-2.81%	-42.09%	-3.40%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CAPL or ALTG?

24.1% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.6% of Alta Equipment Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.0% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of Alta Equipment Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CAPL or ALTG?

CrossAmerica Partners has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alta Equipment Group has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAPL or ALTG?

CrossAmerica Partners received 331 more outperform votes than Alta Equipment Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.20% of users gave CrossAmerica Partners an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave Alta Equipment Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CrossAmerica Partners	Outperform Votes 355 64.20%	Underperform Votes 198 35.80%
Alta Equipment Group	Outperform Votes 24 54.55%	Underperform Votes 20 45.45%

Summary

CrossAmerica Partners beats Alta Equipment Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.