inTEST (INTT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AEHR or INTT?

Aehr Test Systems received 121 more outperform votes than inTEST when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.15% of users gave Aehr Test Systems an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave inTEST an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aehr Test Systems	Outperform Votes 132 58.15%	Underperform Votes 95 41.85%
inTEST	Outperform Votes 11 57.89%	Underperform Votes 8 42.11%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AEHR or INTT?

Aehr Test Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than inTEST. Aehr Test Systems 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
Aehr Test Systems	$66.22M	5.13	$33.16M	$0.75	15.24
inTEST	$123.30M	0.86	$9.34M	$0.23	37.22

Is AEHR or INTT more profitable?

Aehr Test Systems has a net margin of 43.41% compared to inTEST's net margin of 2.33%. Aehr Test Systems' return on equity of 21.09% beat inTEST's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aehr Test Systems	43.41%	21.09%	18.08%
inTEST	2.33%	5.31%	3.42%

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

69.7% of Aehr Test Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of inTEST shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Aehr Test Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of inTEST shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer AEHR or INTT?

In the previous week, Aehr Test Systems had 5 more articles in the media than inTEST. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Aehr Test Systems and 1 mentions for inTEST. Aehr Test Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat inTEST's score of 0.00 indicating that Aehr Test Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, AEHR or INTT?

Aehr Test Systems has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, inTEST has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AEHR or INTT?

Aehr Test Systems presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 118.72%. inTEST has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 86.92%. Given Aehr Test Systems' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Aehr Test Systems is more favorable than inTEST.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aehr Test Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
inTEST	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Summary

Aehr Test Systems beats inTEST on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.