BrightView (NYSE:BV – Get Free Report) and Atlantic International (NASDAQ:ATLN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
92.4% of BrightView shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of BrightView shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Atlantic International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares BrightView and Atlantic International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BrightView | $2.67 billion | 0.47 | $56.00 million | ($0.07) | -190.57 |
| Atlantic International | $582.96 million | 0.12 | -$59.43 million | ($1.33) | -0.67 |
BrightView has higher revenue and earnings than Atlantic International. BrightView is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlantic International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
BrightView has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlantic International has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares BrightView and Atlantic International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BrightView | 1.70% | 7.25% | 2.73% |
| Atlantic International | -13.63% | N/A | -24.23% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for BrightView and Atlantic International, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BrightView | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.22 |
| Atlantic International | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.33 |
BrightView currently has a consensus price target of $14.52, indicating a potential upside of 8.82%. Given BrightView’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe BrightView is more favorable than Atlantic International.
Summary
BrightView beats Atlantic International on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BrightView
BrightView Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides commercial landscaping services in the United States. It operates through two segments, Maintenance Services and Development Services. The Maintenance Services segment delivers a suite of recurring commercial landscaping services, including mowing, gardening, mulching and snow removal, water management, irrigation maintenance, tree care, golf course maintenance, and specialty turf maintenance. Its customers' properties include corporate and commercial properties, homeowners associations, public parks, hotels and resorts, airport authorities, municipalities, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, educational institutions, restaurants and retail, and golf courses. This segment's customer base includes approximately 8,800 office parks and corporate campuses 7,100 residential communities, and 550 educational institutions. The Development Services segment offers landscape architecture and development services for new facilities and redesign projects. Its services include project design and management services, landscape architecture and installation, irrigation installation, tree moving and installation, pool and water features, sports field, and other services. BrightView Holdings, Inc. also operates as official field consultant to various league baseball. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.
About Atlantic International
Atlantic International Corp. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of genetic analysis technologies. Its services include RNA sequencing and DNA sequencing. The company was founded by William C. St. Laurent and Daniel R. Jones in 2013 and is headquartered in Billercia, MA.
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