Contrasting Holley (NYSE:HLLY) & ATC Venture Group (OTCMKTS:ATCV)

Holley (NYSE:HLLY) and ATC Venture Group (OTCMKTS:ATCV) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

Holley has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATC Venture Group has a beta of 4.35, indicating that its share price is 335% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Holley and ATC Venture Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Holley	0	0	5	0	3.00
ATC Venture Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Holley presently has a consensus target price of $6.80, indicating a potential upside of 170.06%. Given Holley’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Holley is more favorable than ATC Venture Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Holley and ATC Venture Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Holley	$602.22 million	0.50	$19.18 million	($0.20)	-12.59
ATC Venture Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Holley has higher revenue and earnings than ATC Venture Group.

Profitability

This table compares Holley and ATC Venture Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Holley	2.55%	2.59%	0.98%
ATC Venture Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.7% of Holley shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Holley shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 49.9% of ATC Venture Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Holley beats ATC Venture Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Holley

Holley Inc. operates as designer, manufacturer, and marketer of automotive aftermarket products for car and truck enthusiasts in the United States, Canada, Europe, and China. Its products span various automotive platforms and sells across multiple channels. The company's performance automotive products include carburetors, fuel pumps, fuel injection systems, nitrous oxide injection systems, superchargers, exhaust headers, mufflers, distributors, ignition components, engine tuners, automotive performance plumbing products; and exhaust products, as well as shifters, converters, transmission kits, transmissions, tuners, and automotive software. It also offers brakes and brake systems, vehicle restoration parts, helmets, head and neck restraints, seat belts, fire suits, and electronic control and monitoring systems. The company sells its products under the Holley, Holley EFI, MSD, Simpson, Powerteq, Accel, and Flowmaster through DTC, E-tailer, warehouse distributor, traditional retailer, and jobber/ installer channels. Holley Inc. was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

About ATC Venture Group

ATC Venture Group Inc., through its subsidiary, Simonsen Iron Works Inc., engages in the design, manufacture, and assembly of an array of parts for original equipment manufacturers and other customers. The company was formerly known as Cycle Country Accessories Corp. and changed its name to ATC Venture Group Inc. in January 2012. ATC Venture Group Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.