Contrasting Tetra Tech (NASDAQ:TTEK) & AirTrona International (OTCMKTS:ARTR)

AirTrona International (OTCMKTS:ARTR) and Tetra Tech (NASDAQ:TTEK) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for AirTrona International and Tetra Tech, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AirTrona International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tetra Tech	0	2	2	0	2.50

Tetra Tech has a consensus target price of $41.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.30%. Given Tetra Tech’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tetra Tech is more favorable than AirTrona International.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares AirTrona International and Tetra Tech”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AirTrona International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tetra Tech	$5.20 billion	1.78	$333.38 million	$0.80	44.03

Tetra Tech has higher revenue and earnings than AirTrona International.

Profitability

This table compares AirTrona International and Tetra Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AirTrona International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tetra Tech	3.94%	24.70%	9.99%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.9% of Tetra Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Tetra Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tetra Tech beats AirTrona International on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AirTrona International

AirTrona International Inc. provides various commercial and industrial Ozone generators for a range of commercial, industrial, and residential applications. Its products include ozone sanitization and ozone laundry systems. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Stoney Creek, Canada.

About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech, Inc. provides consulting and engineering services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Government Services Group (GSG) and Commercial/International Services Group (CIG). The GSG segment offers early data collection and monitoring, data analysis and information management, science and engineering applied research, engineering design, project management, and operations and maintenance services; and climate change and energy management consulting, as well as greenhouse gas inventory assessment, certification, reduction, and management services. This segment serves federal, state, and local governments; and development agencies in water resources analysis and water management, environmental monitoring, data analytics, government consulting, waste management, and a range of civil infrastructure master planning and engineering design markets. The CIG segment provides early data collection and monitoring, data analysis and information management, feasibility studies and assessments, science and engineering applied research, engineering design, project management, and operations and maintenance services; and environmental remediation and reconstruction services, and industrial water treatment services. This segment serves natural resources, energy, and utilities markets, as well as sustainable infrastructure master planning and engineering design for facilities, transportation, and local development projects. Tetra Tech, Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.