inTEST (INTT) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	4.82	$33.16M	$0.98	11.00
inTEST	$123.30M	0.75	$9.34M	$0.23	32.31

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend AEHR or INTT?

Aehr Test Systems currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 131.91%. inTEST has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 95.15%. Given Aehr Test Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk and volatility, AEHR or INTT?

Aehr Test Systems has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, inTEST has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to 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 0.78 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
inTEST	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AEHR or INTT?

Aehr Test Systems received 124 more outperform votes than inTEST when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.41% of users gave Aehr Test Systems an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave inTEST an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aehr Test Systems	Outperform Votes 132 58.41%	Underperform Votes 94 41.59%
inTEST	Outperform Votes 8 50.00%	Underperform Votes 8 50.00%

Is AEHR or INTT more profitable?

Aehr Test Systems has a net margin of 49.63% compared to inTEST's net margin of 2.33%. Aehr Test Systems' return on equity of 29.31% beat inTEST's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aehr Test Systems	49.63%	29.31%	25.07%
inTEST	2.33%	5.31%	3.42%

Summary

Aehr Test Systems beats inTEST on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.