inTEST (INTT) Competitors

inTEST (NYSE:INTT) and Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, INTT or ALNT?

Allient has higher revenue and earnings than inTEST. Allient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than inTEST, 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
inTEST	$123.30M	0.89	$9.34M	$0.23	38.57
Allient	$548.96M	0.79	$24.10M	$0.88	29.32

Do analysts rate INTT or ALNT?

inTEST currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 80.38%. Allient has a consensus price target of $29.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.70%. Given inTEST's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe inTEST is more favorable than Allient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
inTEST	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Allient	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media prefer INTT or ALNT?

In the previous week, inTEST had 1 more articles in the media than Allient. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for inTEST and 4 mentions for Allient. Allient's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat inTEST's score of 0.22 indicating that Allient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
inTEST	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Allient	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in INTT or ALNT?

inTEST received 7 more outperform votes than Allient when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Allient an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave inTEST an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
inTEST	Outperform Votes 11 57.89%	Underperform Votes 8 42.11%
Allient	Outperform Votes 4 66.67%	Underperform Votes 2 33.33%

Which has more volatility and risk, INTT or ALNT?

inTEST has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allient has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INTT or ALNT more profitable?

Allient has a net margin of 2.64% compared to inTEST's net margin of 2.33%. Allient's return on equity of 10.80% beat inTEST's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
inTEST	2.33%	5.31%	3.42%
Allient	2.64%	10.80%	4.75%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in INTT or ALNT?

63.2% of inTEST shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Allient shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of inTEST shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Allient shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Allient beats inTEST on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.