Reviewing BrightView (NYSE:BV) and Atlantic International (NASDAQ:ATLN)

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Atlantic International and BrightView”s gross 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	0.46	$56.00 million	($0.07)	-186.99

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 Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Atlantic International and BrightView, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	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 price target of $14.52, indicating a potential upside of 10.91%. Given BrightView’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BrightView is more favorable than Atlantic International.

Institutional and Insider 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Risk and Volatility

Atlantic International has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightView has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.