XOS (NASDAQ:XOS – Get Free Report) and Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for XOS and Astec Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| XOS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Astec Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.75 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares XOS and Astec Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| XOS | $45.99 million | 0.81 | -$25.32 million | ($1.62) | -1.62 |
| Astec Industries | $1.41 billion | 0.67 | $38.80 million | $0.85 | 48.56 |
Astec Industries has higher revenue and earnings than XOS. XOS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Astec Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
XOS has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astec Industries has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares XOS and Astec Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| XOS | -51.68% | -80.31% | -32.05% |
| Astec Industries | 1.26% | 10.26% | 5.01% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
12.9% of XOS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Astec Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 20.7% of XOS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Astec Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Astec Industries beats XOS on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About XOS
Xos, Inc. is an electric mobility company engaged in manufacturing electric trucks. The firm designs and develops fully electric battery mobility systems specifically for commercial fleets. The company was founded by Dakota Semler and Giordano Sordoni on July 29, 2020 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.
About Astec Industries
Astec Industries, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets equipment and components used primarily in road building and related construction activities worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Infrastructure Solutions and Materials Solutions. The Infrastructure Solutions segment offers asphalt plants and related components, heaters, concrete dust control systems, asphalt pavers, vaporizers, concrete material handling systems, screeds, heat recovery units, paste back-fill plants, asphalt storage tanks, hot oil heaters, bagging plants, fuel storage tanks, industrial and asphalt burners and systems, custom batch plants, material transfer vehicles, soil stabilizing-reclaiming machinery, blower trucks and trailers, milling machines, soil remediation plants, wood chippers and grinders, pump trailers, concrete batch plants, control systems, liquid terminals, storage equipment and related parts, construction and retrofits, polymer plants, and concrete mixers, as well as engineering and environmental permitting services. This segment provides its products to asphalt producers; highway and heavy equipment contractors; utility contractors; sand and gravel producers; construction, demolition, recycle and crushing contractors; forestry and environmental recycling contractors; mine and quarry operators; port and inland terminal authorities; power stations; and domestic and foreign government agencies. The Materials Solutions segment designs and manufactures crushing equipment, mobile plants, bulk material handling solutions, vibrating equipment, screening equipment, electrical control centers, modular plants and systems, conveying equipment, plant automation products, portable plants, and mineral processing equipment, as well as offers consulting and engineering services. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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