Powerfleet (NASDAQ:AIOT – Get Free Report) and AmpliTech Group (NASDAQ:AMPG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Powerfleet and AmpliTech Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Powerfleet | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| AmpliTech Group | -62.54% | -31.64% | -26.28% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Powerfleet and AmpliTech Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Powerfleet | $133.74 million | 4.32 | -$5.68 million | ($0.31) | -17.35 |
| AmpliTech Group | $15.59 million | 0.50 | -$2.46 million | ($0.78) | -1.03 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
73.4% of Powerfleet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.0% of AmpliTech Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Powerfleet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.3% of AmpliTech Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Powerfleet has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AmpliTech Group has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Powerfleet and AmpliTech Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Powerfleet | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| AmpliTech Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Powerfleet currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 85.87%. AmpliTech Group has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 524.84%. Given AmpliTech Group’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AmpliTech Group is more favorable than Powerfleet.
Summary
Powerfleet beats AmpliTech Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Powerfleet
PowerFleet, Inc. provides wireless Internet-of-Things asset management solutions in the United States, Israel, and internationally. The company offers real-time intelligence for organizations to capture IoT data from various types of assets with devices and sensors to increase efficiencies, and improve safety and security, as well as increase their profitability in easy-to-understand reports, dashboards, and real-time alerts; and application programming interfaces for additional integrations and development to boost other enterprise management systems and third-party applications. It also provides hosting, maintenance, and support and consulting services; and Software as a Service, including system monitoring, help desk technical support, escalation procedure development, routine diagnostic data analysis, and software updates services. The company offers its products under the PowerFleet, Pointer, and Cellocator brands. It sells its products to commercial and government sectors in manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, wholesale and retail, food and grocery distribution, pharmaceutical and medical distribution, construction, mining, utilities, heavy industry, aerospace and defense, homeland security, and vehicle rental, logistics, shipping, and freight transportation markets, as well as through indirect sales channels, such as original equipment manufacturers, vehicle importers, distributors, and industrial equipment dealers. The company was formerly known as I.D. Systems, Inc. PowerFleet, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
About AmpliTech Group
AmpliTech Group, Inc. designs, engineers, and assembles micro-wave component-based amplifiers. The company's products include radio frequency (RF) amplifiers and related subsystems, such as low noise amplifiers for use in receivers of various communication systems comprising Wi-Fi, radar, satellite, base station, cell phone, radio, etc.; and medium power amplifiers that provide enhanced output power and gain in transceiver chains. It provides specialty microwave block downconverters used as a test device on satellite access point antennas; specialty microwave 1:2 Tx protection switch panels that is used in satellite communication earth stations; desktop/benchtop and compact wideband power amplifiers used in SATCOM rack mount systems, as well as test equipment used in integrators and manufacturers of various communications systems, such as cellular base stations, simulators, and point to point wireless radios; and waveguide to coaxial adapters for SATCOM and satellite internet gateway systems. In addition, the company offers cryogenic amplifiers for quantum computing, medical, RF imaging, research and development, space communications, accelerators, radiometry, and telephony applications; and cryogenic and non-cryogenic 4g/5g small cell subsystems for high-speed networks and airline Wi-Fi systems. Further, it provides custom assembly designs and non-recurring engineering services on a project-by-project basis, as well as IC packaging and lids products. The company serves aerospace, government, defense, commercial satellite, and wireless industries through sales representatives and distributors in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia. AmpliTech Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Hauppauge, New York.
Receive News & Ratings for Powerfleet Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Powerfleet and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
