Head to Head Comparison: Equitable (NYSE:EQH) versus Acmat (OTCMKTS:ACMTA)

Equitable (NYSE:EQH) and Acmat (OTCMKTS:ACMTA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equitable	$11.66 billion	1.15	-$1.38 billion	($2.84)	-17.24
Acmat	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Acmat has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Equitable.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Equitable and Acmat, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equitable	0	3	10	1	2.86
Acmat	0	0	0	0	0.00

Equitable currently has a consensus price target of $60.08, suggesting a potential upside of 22.69%. Given Equitable’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Equitable is more favorable than Acmat.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.7% of Equitable shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Equitable shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Acmat shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Equitable and Acmat’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equitable	-7.26%	232.29%	0.58%
Acmat	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Equitable has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acmat has a beta of -0.05, suggesting that its share price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Equitable beats Acmat on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Equitable

Equitable Holdings, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries, operates as a diversified financial services company worldwide. The company operates through six segments: Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Investment Management and Research, Protection Solutions, Wealth Management, and Legacy. The Individual Retirement segment offers a suite of variable annuity products primarily to affluent and high net worth individuals. The Group Retirement segment provides tax-deferred investment and retirement services or products to plans sponsored by educational entities, municipalities, and not-for-profit entities, as well as small and medium-sized businesses. The Investment Management and Research segment offers diversified investment management, research, and related services to various clients through institutional. The Protection Solutions segment provides life insurance products, such as VUL insurance and IUL insurance, term life, and employee benefits business, such as dental, vision, life, as well as short- and long-term disability insurance products to small and medium-sized businesses. The Wealth Management segment offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory accounts, financial planning and advice, life insurance, and annuity products. The Legacy segment consists of the capital intensive fixed-rate GMxB business that includes ROP death benefits. The company was formerly known as AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Equitable Holdings, Inc. in January 2020. Equitable Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1859 and is based in New York, New York.

About Acmat

ACMAT Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides surety bonds primarily for construction contractors in the United States. The company offers surety bonds for prime, sub-prime, specialty trade, environmental, asbestos, and lead abatement contractors, as well as for miscellaneous obligations. It also provides miscellaneous surety comprising workers’ compensation, supply, subdivision, and license and permit bonds. The company was founded in 1950 and is based in Farmington, Connecticut.