Head-To-Head Analysis: Autoscope Technologies (AATC) vs. Its Competitors

Autoscope Technologies (NASDAQ:AATC – Get Rating) is one of 28 publicly-traded companies in the “Measuring & controlling devices, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Autoscope Technologies to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Autoscope Technologies and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Autoscope Technologies	$13.24 million	$2.30 million	26.19
Autoscope Technologies Competitors	$2.66 billion	$435.24 million	10.82

Autoscope Technologies’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Autoscope Technologies. Autoscope Technologies is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Autoscope Technologies and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autoscope Technologies	9.07%	5.88%	5.41%
Autoscope Technologies Competitors	-3,288.70%	4.83%	1.80%

Volatility and Risk

Autoscope Technologies has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autoscope Technologies’ rivals have a beta of 1.03, suggesting that their average share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Autoscope Technologies and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autoscope Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Autoscope Technologies Competitors	154	689	953	28	2.47

As a group, “Measuring & controlling devices, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 32.40%. Given Autoscope Technologies’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Autoscope Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Dividends

Autoscope Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Autoscope Technologies pays out 228.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Measuring & controlling devices, not elsewhere classified” companies pay a dividend yield of 0.9% and pay out 25.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

18.4% of Autoscope Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of shares of all “Measuring & controlling devices, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of Autoscope Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Measuring & controlling devices, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

About Autoscope Technologies (Get Rating)

Autoscope Technologies Corporation develops and markets video and radar processing products for use in intersection control, highway, bridge and tunnel traffic management, and traffic data collection applications in the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. It operates in two segments, Intersection and Highway. The company provides Autoscope video systems that process video input from a traffic scene in real time and extracts the traffic data, including vehicle presence, bicycle presence/differentiation, counts, speed, length, time occupancy, turning movements, and flow rate; and RTMS radar systems that use radar to measure vehicle presence, volume, occupancy, speed, and classification information for roadway monitoring applications. It also offers IntellitraffiQ software that provides traffic measurement and data collection across large and small areas. The company markets and sells its products to end users comprising federal, state, city, and county departments of transportation, port, highway, tunnel, and other transportation authorities, as well as system integrators or other suppliers of systems and services who are operating under subcontracts in connection with road construction contracts. Autoscope Technologies Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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