Avalon (AWX) Competitors

Avalon (NYSE:AWX) and WISeKey International (NASDAQ:WKEY) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AWX or WKEY?

34.4% of Avalon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of WISeKey International shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of Avalon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of WISeKey International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer AWX or WKEY?

In the previous week, WISeKey International had 9 more articles in the media than Avalon. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for WISeKey International and 1 mentions for Avalon. WISeKey International's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Avalon's score of 0.00 indicating that WISeKey International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avalon	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
WISeKey International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AWX or WKEY?

Avalon has higher revenue and earnings than WISeKey International.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avalon	$83.49M	0.16	-$1.77M	$0.25	14.04
WISeKey International	$30.92M	2.62	-$15.36M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate AWX or WKEY?

WISeKey International has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential downside of 59.88%. Given WISeKey International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WISeKey International is more favorable than Avalon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avalon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
WISeKey International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is AWX or WKEY more profitable?

Avalon has a net margin of 1.17% compared to WISeKey International's net margin of 0.00%. Avalon's return on equity of 2.72% beat WISeKey International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avalon	1.17%	2.72%	1.10%
WISeKey International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, AWX or WKEY?

Avalon has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WISeKey International has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AWX or WKEY?

WISeKey International received 9 more outperform votes than Avalon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.23% of users gave WISeKey International an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Avalon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avalon	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 74 100.00%
WISeKey International	Outperform Votes 9 69.23%	Underperform Votes 4 30.77%

Summary

WISeKey International beats Avalon on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.