AAP (OTCMKTS:AAPJ) vs. Airgain (NASDAQ:AIRG) Head to Head Survey

AAP (OTCMKTS:AAPJ) and Airgain (NASDAQ:AIRG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AAP and Airgain”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AAP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Airgain	$60.60 million	0.89	-$8.69 million	($0.58)	-7.78

AAP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Airgain.

Profitability

This table compares AAP and Airgain’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AAP	N/A	N/A	N/A
Airgain	-11.86%	-18.58%	-12.35%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.8% of Airgain shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of AAP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Airgain shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

AAP has a beta of 3.63, indicating that its stock price is 263% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airgain has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for AAP and Airgain, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AAP	0	0	0	0	0.00
Airgain	0	0	3	0	3.00

Airgain has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 88.47%. Given Airgain’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Airgain is more favorable than AAP.

Summary

Airgain beats AAP on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AAP

AAP, Inc. engages in the debt collection, infrastructure construction, business, and real estate development business. The company was formerly known as Borneo Energy USA, Inc. and changed its name to AAP, Inc. in September 2011. AAP, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

About Airgain

Airgain, Inc. provides wireless connectivity solutions that creates and delivers embedded components, external antennas, and integrated systems worldwide. The company's products include MaxBeam embedded antennas; profile embedded antennas; profile contour embedded antennas; profile ceramic embedded antenna; ultra embedded antennas; and SmartMax embedded antennas. It offers embedded and NimbeLink embedded moderms; custom cellular solutions; cellular IoT development; cellular IoT development kits; and IoT data plans. In addition, the company provides 5G connectivity, smart repeaters, and fixed wireless access; asset tracking solutions, devices, and partners; and external antennas, fleet antennas, IoT antennas, network antennas, vehicle networking, partner solutions, and accessories. It offers its products under the Antenna Plus brand. It serves industrial, consumer, automotive fleet, enterprise, energy, medical, transportation, agriculture, services, and public safety markets. The company was formerly known as AM Group and changed its name to Airgain, Inc. in 2004. Airgain, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.