Alta Equipment Group (ALTG) Competitors

Vestis (NYSE:VSTS) and Alta Equipment Group (NYSE:ALTG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Is VSTS or ALTG more profitable?

Vestis has a net margin of -0.89% compared to Alta Equipment Group's net margin of -3.83%. Vestis' return on equity of 5.36% beat Alta Equipment Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vestis	-0.89%	5.36%	1.62%
Alta Equipment Group	-3.83%	-80.23%	-4.64%

Is VSTS or ALTG a better dividend stock?

Vestis pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Alta Equipment Group pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Vestis pays out -77.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alta Equipment Group pays out -9.9% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, VSTS or ALTG?

Vestis has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alta Equipment Group has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VSTS or ALTG?

97.4% of Vestis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.6% of Alta Equipment Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of Vestis shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of Alta Equipment Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VSTS or ALTG?

Vestis has higher revenue and earnings than Alta Equipment Group. Vestis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alta Equipment Group, 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
Vestis	$2.81B	0.28	$20.97M	-$0.18	-33.39
Alta Equipment Group	$1.86B	0.13	-$62.10M	-$2.23	-3.36

Does the media favor VSTS or ALTG?

In the previous week, Vestis had 29 more articles in the media than Alta Equipment Group. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Vestis and 4 mentions for Alta Equipment Group. Alta Equipment Group's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Vestis' score of 0.02 indicating that Alta Equipment Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vestis	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	26 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Alta Equipment Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend VSTS or ALTG?

Vestis presently has a consensus price target of $9.25, suggesting a potential upside of 53.91%. Alta Equipment Group has a consensus price target of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 50.30%. Given Vestis' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vestis is more favorable than Alta Equipment Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vestis	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60
Alta Equipment Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Summary

Vestis beats Alta Equipment Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.