Green Brick Partners (NASDAQ:GRBK) and Aterian (NASDAQ:ATER) Head-To-Head Survey

Aterian (NASDAQ:ATER) and Green Brick Partners (NASDAQ:GRBK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Aterian and Green Brick Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aterian	1	0	0	0	1.00
Green Brick Partners	0	2	0	0	2.00

Risk & Volatility

Aterian has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Brick Partners has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Aterian and Green Brick Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aterian	-39.56%	-82.05%	-42.82%
Green Brick Partners	17.70%	25.35%	17.29%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Aterian and Green Brick Partners”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aterian	$68.97 million	0.08	-$18.98 million	($2.57)	-0.19
Green Brick Partners	$2.03 billion	1.55	$284.63 million	$6.64	10.98

Green Brick Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Aterian. Aterian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Green Brick Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.0% of Aterian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Green Brick Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.5% of Aterian shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.3% of Green Brick Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Green Brick Partners beats Aterian on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aterian

Aterian, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology-enabled consumer products company in North America and internationally. Its platform offers home and kitchen appliances; kitchenware; cooling and air quality appliances, such as dehumidifiers; health and beauty products; and essential oils under the Squatty Potty, hOmeLabs, Mueller, Pursteam, Healing Solutions, and Photo Paper Direct brand names. The company primarily serves individual online consumers through online retail channels, such as Amazon and Walmart, as well as through its owned and operated websites and other marketplaces. The company was formerly known as Mohawk Group Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Aterian, Inc. in April 2021. Aterian, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Summit, New Jersey.

About Green Brick Partners

Green Brick Partners, Inc. is a diversified homebuilding and land development company in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Builder operations Central, Builder operations Southeast, and Land Development. The Builder operations Central segment operates builders in Texas; and the closing and delivery of homes. The Builder operations Southeast operates builders in Georgia and Florida. The Land Development segment acquires land for the development of residential lots that are transferred to our controlled builders or sold to third party homebuilders. It also provides financial services platform, including mortgage and title services. In addition, the company is engaged in all aspects of the homebuilding process, including land acquisition and development, entitlements, design, construction, marketing, and sales for its residential neighborhoods and master-planned communities. Green Brick Partners, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Plano, Texas.