Critical Comparison: Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC) & Inno (NASDAQ:INHD)

Inno (NASDAQ:INHD) and Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Inno has a beta of -24.12, suggesting that its share price is 2,512% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astrotech has a beta of 4.88, suggesting that its share price is 388% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Inno and Astrotech, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inno	1	0	0	0	1.00
Astrotech	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Inno shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Astrotech shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Inno shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Astrotech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Inno and Astrotech”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inno	$2.85 million	3.15	-$7.08 million	($5.90)	-0.60
Astrotech	$1.05 million	12.44	-$13.85 million	($8.41)	-0.74

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

Profitability

This table compares Inno and Astrotech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inno	-72.63%	-9.47%	-9.36%
Astrotech	-1,397.82%	-81.85%	-65.46%

Summary

Inno beats Astrotech on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Inno

Inno Holdings Inc. manufactures and sells cold-formed-steel members, castor cubes, mobile factories, and prefabricated homes in the United States. The company provides cold-formed steel framing and a mobile factory for off-site equipment rental, sales, service, and support. It serves in residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Inno Holdings Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Brookshire, Texas.

About Astrotech

Astrotech Corporation operates as a mass spectrometry company worldwide. It owns and licenses the intellectual property related to the Astrotech Mass Spectrometer Technology, a platform mass spectrometry technology. The company also develops TRACER 1000, a mass spectrometer-based explosive trace detector to replace the explosives trace detectors used at airports, cargo and other secured facilities, and borders. In addition, it develops AgLAB-1000, a mass spectrometer for use in the hemp and cannabis market. Further, the company develops BreathTest-1000, a breath analysis tool to screen for volatile organic compound metabolites found in a person's breath. The company was formerly known as SPACEHAB, Inc. and changed its name to Astrotech Corporation in 2009. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Austin, Texas.