Analyzing Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) & Mastech Digital (NYSE:MHH)

Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) and Mastech Digital (NYSE:MHH) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Aeries Technology has a beta of -0.42, indicating that its share price is 142% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mastech Digital has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

99.2% of Aeries Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of Mastech Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Aeries Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of Mastech Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Aeries Technology and Mastech Digital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aeries Technology	N/A	-84.59%	-3.89%
Mastech Digital	-2.10%	4.53%	3.52%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Aeries Technology and Mastech Digital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aeries Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A
Mastech Digital	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Aeries Technology and Mastech Digital”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aeries Technology	$72.51 million	1.00	$15.66 million	N/A	N/A
Mastech Digital	$201.10 million	0.57	-$7.14 million	($0.34)	-28.85

Aeries Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mastech Digital.

Summary

Mastech Digital beats Aeries Technology on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aeries Technology

Aeries Technology, Inc. operates as a professional services and consulting partner in the North America, Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers management consultancy services for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, including software solutions, product management, IT infrastructure, information and cyber security, ERP and CRM platform management, business process management, and digital transformation services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Mastech Digital

Mastech Digital, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides digital transformation IT services to large, medium-sized, and small companies in the United States. The company operates through Data and Analytics Services and IT Staffing Services segments. It offers data management and analytics services, including project-based consulting services in the areas of master data management, enterprise data integration, big data and analytics, and digital transformation by using onsite and offshore resources. In addition, the company provides a range of IT staffing services in the areas of data management and analytics, cloud, mobility, social, automation, business intelligence/data warehousing, web services, enterprise resource planning and customer resource management, and e-business solutions. Further, it offers digital transformation services, including digital learning services; and cloud-based enterprise application across sales, marketing, and customer service organizations. The company provides its services across various industry verticals, such as financial services, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, government, telecommunications, and transportation. The company was formerly known as Mastech Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Mastech Digital, Inc. in September 2016. Mastech Digital, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.