BrightView (NYSE:BV) and Atlantic International (NASDAQ:ATLN) Head to Head Survey

Atlantic International (NASDAQ:ATLN) and BrightView (NYSE:BV) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Atlantic International and BrightView”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlantic International	$582.96 million	0.12	-$59.43 million	($1.33)	-0.67
BrightView	$2.67 billion	0.47	$56.00 million	($0.07)	-190.57

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Atlantic International and BrightView, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlantic International	1	1	0	1	2.33
BrightView	3	2	3	1	2.22

BrightView has a consensus target price of $14.52, suggesting a potential upside of 8.82%. Given BrightView’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BrightView is more favorable than Atlantic International.

Volatility and Risk

Atlantic International has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightView has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Atlantic International and BrightView’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlantic International	-13.63%	N/A	-24.23%
BrightView	1.70%	7.25%	2.73%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.4% of BrightView shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of Atlantic International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of BrightView shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BrightView beats Atlantic International on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Atlantic International

Atlantic International Corp. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of genetic analysis technologies. Its services include RNA sequencing and DNA sequencing. The company was founded by William C. St. Laurent and Daniel R. Jones in 2013 and is headquartered in Billercia, MA.

About BrightView

BrightView Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides commercial landscaping services in the United States. It operates through two segments, Maintenance Services and Development Services. The Maintenance Services segment delivers a suite of recurring commercial landscaping services, including mowing, gardening, mulching and snow removal, water management, irrigation maintenance, tree care, golf course maintenance, and specialty turf maintenance. Its customers' properties include corporate and commercial properties, homeowners associations, public parks, hotels and resorts, airport authorities, municipalities, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, educational institutions, restaurants and retail, and golf courses. This segment's customer base includes approximately 8,800 office parks and corporate campuses 7,100 residential communities, and 550 educational institutions. The Development Services segment offers landscape architecture and development services for new facilities and redesign projects. Its services include project design and management services, landscape architecture and installation, irrigation installation, tree moving and installation, pool and water features, sports field, and other services. BrightView Holdings, Inc. also operates as official field consultant to various league baseball. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.