Comparing AMETEK (NYSE:AME) & Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB)

Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB) and AMETEK (NYSE:AME) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

49.7% of Climb Global Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of AMETEK shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Climb Global Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AMETEK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Climb Global Solutions and AMETEK, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Climb Global Solutions	0	2	2	1	2.80
AMETEK	0	5	11	1	2.76

Climb Global Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.42%. AMETEK has a consensus price target of $266.69, indicating a potential upside of 14.12%. Given AMETEK’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AMETEK is more favorable than Climb Global Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Climb Global Solutions and AMETEK’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Climb Global Solutions	2.88%	18.87%	5.04%
AMETEK	20.04%	16.93%	11.26%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Climb Global Solutions and AMETEK”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Climb Global Solutions	$652.52 million	0.81	$21.33 million	$1.12	25.29
AMETEK	$7.86 billion	6.81	$1.48 billion	$6.84	34.17

AMETEK has higher revenue and earnings than Climb Global Solutions. Climb Global Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMETEK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Climb Global Solutions has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMETEK has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AMETEK beats Climb Global Solutions on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Climb Global Solutions

Climb Global Solutions Inc. operates as a value-added information technology (IT) distribution and solutions company in the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Distribution and Solutions. The company distributes technical software to corporate and value-added resellers, consultants, and systems integrators under the name Climb Channel Solutions; and provides cloud solutions and resells software, hardware, and services under the name Grey Matter. It also resells computer software and hardware developed by others, as well as provides technical services to end user customers. In addition, the company offers a line of products from various software vendors; and tools for virtualization/cloud computing, security, networking, storage and infrastructure management, application lifecycle management, and other technically sophisticated domains, as well as computer hardware. It markets its products through its own web sites, local and on-line seminars, events, webinars, and social media, as well as direct email and printed materials. The company was formerly known as Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and changed its name to Climb Global Solutions Inc. in October 2022. Climb Global Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Eatontown, New Jersey.

About AMETEK

AMETEK, Inc. manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices in the North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, and internationally. The company's EIG segment offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automation, and food and beverage industries; instruments to the laboratory equipment, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; power quality monitoring and c devices, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electromagnetic compatibility test equipment, and sensors for gas turbines and dashboard instruments; heavy trucks, instrumentation, and controls for the food and beverage industries; and aircraft and engine sensors, power supplies, embedded computing, monitoring, fuel and fluid measurement, and data acquisition systems for aerospace and defense industry. Its EMG segment offers engineered medical components and devices, automation solutions, thermal management systems, specialty metals, and electrical interconnects; single-use and consumable surgical instruments, implantable components, and drug delivery systems; engineered electrical connectors and electronics packaging to protect sensitive devices and mission-critical electronics; precision motion control products for data storage, medical devices, business equipment, and automation; high-purity powdered metals, strips and foils, specialty clad metals, and metal matrix composites; motor-blower systems and heat exchangers for thermal management, military and commercial aircraft, and military ground vehicles; motors for commercial appliances, food and beverage machines, hydraulic pumps, and industrial blowers; and operates a network of aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul facilities. AMETEK, Inc. was incorporated in 1930 and is headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.