Aterian (ATER) versus The Competition Head-To-Head Survey

Aterian (NASDAQ:ATER) is one of 260 publicly-traded companies in the “Technology Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Aterian to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Aterian has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aterian’s competitors have a beta of -13.69, meaning that their average stock price is 1,469% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.0% of Aterian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of shares of all “Technology Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.5% of Aterian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of shares of all “Technology Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Aterian and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aterian	0	1	0	0	2.00
Aterian Competitors	446	2063	4555	221	2.62

Aterian presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 147.68%. As a group, “Technology Services” companies have a potential upside of 18.78%. Given Aterian’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Aterian is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Aterian and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aterian	-11.25%	-35.75%	-20.06%
Aterian Competitors	-270.79%	-106.28%	-20.29%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Aterian and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aterian	$99.04 million	-$11.86 million	-1.10
Aterian Competitors	$1.40 billion	$32.10 million	-15.50

Aterian’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Aterian. Aterian is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Aterian competitors beat Aterian on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Aterian

Aterian, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology-enabled consumer products company in North America and internationally. Its platform offers home and kitchen appliances; kitchenware; cooling and air quality appliances, such as dehumidifiers; health and beauty products; and essential oils under the Squatty Potty, hOmeLabs, Mueller, Pursteam, Healing Solutions, and Photo Paper Direct brand names. The company primarily serves individual online consumers through online retail channels, such as Amazon and Walmart, as well as through its owned and operated websites and other marketplaces. The company was formerly known as Mohawk Group Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Aterian, Inc. in April 2021. Aterian, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Summit, New Jersey.