Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR – Get Free Report) and ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
Aehr Test Systems has a beta of 3.47, meaning that its share price is 247% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ams-OSRAM has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Aehr Test Systems and ams-OSRAM, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Aehr Test Systems | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.75 |
| ams-OSRAM | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Profitability
This table compares Aehr Test Systems and ams-OSRAM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Aehr Test Systems | -14.25% | -3.83% | -3.36% |
| ams-OSRAM | -9.74% | -7.58% | -1.01% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Aehr Test Systems and ams-OSRAM”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Aehr Test Systems | $50.00 million | 56.97 | -$7.13 million | ($0.24) | -363.38 |
| ams-OSRAM | $3.76 billion | 0.73 | -$147.08 million | ($1.91) | -7.16 |
Aehr Test Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ams-OSRAM. Aehr Test Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ams-OSRAM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
69.7% of Aehr Test Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Aehr Test Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Aehr Test Systems beats ams-OSRAM on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Aehr Test Systems
Aehr Test Systems provides test solutions for testing, burning-in, and semiconductor devices in wafer level, singulated die, and package part form, and installed systems worldwide. Its product portfolio includes FOX-XP and FOX-NP systems that are full wafer contact and singulated die/module test and burn-in systems that can test, burn-in, and stabilize range of devices, including silicon carbide-based and other power semiconductors, 2D and 3D sensors used in mobile phones, tablets and other computing devices, memory semiconductors, processors, microcontrollers, systems-on-a-chip, and photonics and integrated optical devices. The company also offers FOX-CP system, a low-cost single-wafer compact test solution for logic, memory, and photonic devices; FOX WaferPak Contactor, a full wafer contactor capable of testing wafers up to 300mm that enables integrated circuit manufacturers to perform test, burn-in, and stabilization of full wafers on the FOX-P systems. In addition, it provides FOX DiePak Carrier, a reusable temporary package that enables IC manufacturers to perform final test and burn-in of bare die and modules; and FOX DiePak Loader. The company was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
About ams-OSRAM
ams-OSRAM AG designs, manufactures, and sells LED and optical sensor solutions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia/Pacific. The company operates in Semiconductors and Lamps & Systems segments. The Semiconductors segment offers semiconductor-based products and solutions, such as high-performance LEDs, lasers, and optical sensors for automotive, consumer, and industrial and medical technology end markets. The Lamps & Systems segment provides lamps and lighting systems for the automotive, industrial, and medical end markets. The company was formerly known as ams AG and changed its name to ams-OSRAM AG in January 2022. ams-OSRAM AG is headquartered in Premstätten, Austria.
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