Financial Survey: Atlantic International (NASDAQ:ATLN) versus APi Group (NYSE:APG)

Atlantic International (NASDAQ:ATLN) and APi Group (NYSE:APG) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlantic International	-31.78%	-3,234.95%	-85.31%
APi Group	3.36%	20.99%	7.59%

Risk and Volatility

Atlantic International has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APi Group has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

86.6% of APi Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of Atlantic International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of APi Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Atlantic International and APi Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlantic International	0	0	0	0	0.00
APi Group	0	0	8	0	3.00

APi Group has a consensus price target of $35.81, suggesting a potential upside of 3.48%. Given APi Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe APi Group is more favorable than Atlantic International.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Atlantic International and APi Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlantic International	$442.61 million	0.23	-$135.48 million	($3.96)	-0.41
APi Group	$7.02 billion	2.05	$250.00 million	$0.31	111.63

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

Summary

APi Group beats Atlantic International on 14 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 APi Group

APi Group Corporation provides safety and specialty services worldwide. It operates through Safety Services and Specialty Services segments. The Safety Services segment offers solutions focusing on end-to-end integrated occupancy systems, such as fire protection services; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning solutions; and entry systems, which include the design, installation, inspection, and service of these integrated systems. The Specialty Services segment provides various infrastructure and specialized industrial plant services, including maintenance and repair of underground electric, gas, water, sewer, and telecommunications infrastructure. This segment offers engineering and design, fabrication, installation, maintenance service and repair, retrofitting and upgrading services, pipeline infrastructure, access and road construction, supporting facilities, and integrity management and maintenance to the energy industry. It serves customers in the public and private sectors, including commercial, industrial, distribution and fulfillment centers, manufacturing, education, healthcare, telecom, utilities, transmission and integrity, high tech, entertainment, government, and infrastructure markets. The company was formerly known as J2 Acquisition Limited and changed its name to APi Group Corporation in October 2019. APi Group Corporation was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in New Brighton, Minnesota.