Reviewing AAP (OTCMKTS:AAPJ) & AmpliTech Group (NASDAQ:AMPG)

AAP (OTCMKTS:AAPJ) and AmpliTech Group (NASDAQ:AMPG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.0% of AmpliTech Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of AAP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of AmpliTech Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares AAP 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
AAP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AmpliTech Group	$19.31 million	3.85	-$11.24 million	($0.62)	-5.81

AAP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AmpliTech Group.

Profitability

This table compares AAP and AmpliTech Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AAP	N/A	N/A	N/A
AmpliTech Group	-44.65%	-26.65%	-21.36%

Risk & Volatility

AAP has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AmpliTech Group has a beta of -0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 198% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for AAP and AmpliTech Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AAP	0	0	0	0	0.00
AmpliTech Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Given AAP’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AAP is more favorable than AmpliTech Group.

Summary

AAP beats AmpliTech Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AAP

AAP, Inc. engages in the debt collection, infrastructure construction, business, and real estate development business. The company was formerly known as Borneo Energy USA, Inc. and changed its name to AAP, Inc. in September 2011. AAP, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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.