Financial Contrast: Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) versus TSS (NASDAQ:TSSI)

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.2% of Aeries Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 30.5% of TSS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Aeries Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TSS and Aeries Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TSS	$54.40 million	6.63	$70,000.00	$0.18	83.95
Aeries Technology	$72.51 million	0.39	$15.66 million	$0.47	1.34

Aeries Technology has higher revenue and earnings than TSS. Aeries Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TSS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares TSS and Aeries Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TSS	3.59%	87.89%	11.84%
Aeries Technology	-3.60%	-3.80%	-5.19%

Volatility & Risk

TSS has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aeries Technology has a beta of -0.69, meaning that its stock price is 169% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TSS beats Aeries Technology on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TSS

TSS, Inc. offers planning, design, engineering, construction management, commissioning and maintenance services. It provides these services primarily for specialized facilities such as data centers, communications rooms, call centers, laboratories, trading floors, network operations centers, medical facilities and similar environments. TSS Inc., formerly known as Fortress International Group, Inc., is based in Columbia, United States.

About Aeries Technology

Aeries Technology, Inc. operates as a professional services and consulting partner in the North America, Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers management consultancy services for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, including software solutions, product management, IT infrastructure, information and cyber security, ERP and CRM platform management, business process management, and digital transformation services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore.