Analyzing Alimco Financial (OTCMKTS:ALMC) and Astera Labs (NASDAQ:ALAB)

Alimco Financial (OTCMKTS:ALMC) and Astera Labs (NASDAQ:ALAB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Alimco Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of Astera Labs shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.1% of Alimco Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Alimco Financial and Astera Labs’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alimco Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A
Astera Labs	-30.69%	-15.57%	-12.87%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Alimco Financial and Astera Labs”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alimco Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Astera Labs	$305.71 million	73.43	-$26.26 million	N/A	N/A

Alimco Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Astera Labs.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Alimco Financial and Astera Labs, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alimco Financial	0	0	0	0	0.00
Astera Labs	0	0	12	0	3.00

Astera Labs has a consensus target price of $98.67, suggesting a potential downside of 30.29%. Given Astera Labs’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Astera Labs is more favorable than Alimco Financial.

Summary

Astera Labs beats Alimco Financial on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alimco Financial

Alimco Financial Corporation focuses on business financing solutions. The company was formerly known as Alliance Semiconductor Corporation and changed its name to Alimco Financial Corporation in 2017. Alimco Financial Corporation was founded in 1985 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

About Astera Labs

Astera Labs, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for cloud and AI infrastructure. Its Intelligent Connectivity Platform is comprised of a portfolio of data, network, and memory connectivity products, which are built on a unifying software-defined architecture that enables customers to deploy and operate high performance cloud and AI infrastructure at scale. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Santa Clara, California.