AmpliTech Group (NASDAQ:AMPG – Get Free Report) and CDW (NASDAQ:CDW – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Risk and Volatility
AmpliTech Group has a beta of -0.26, meaning that its stock price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CDW has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for AmpliTech Group and CDW, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AmpliTech Group | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| CDW | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2.78 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares AmpliTech Group and CDW”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AmpliTech Group | $25.20 million | 3.68 | -$7.01 million | ($0.34) | -9.09 |
| CDW | $22.42 billion | 0.76 | $1.07 billion | $8.32 | 16.33 |
CDW has higher revenue and earnings than AmpliTech Group. AmpliTech Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CDW, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares AmpliTech Group and CDW’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AmpliTech Group | -33.37% | -19.55% | -14.76% |
| CDW | 4.60% | 50.61% | 7.91% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
11.0% of AmpliTech Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of CDW shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of AmpliTech Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of CDW shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
CDW beats AmpliTech Group on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AmpliTech Group
AmpliTech Group, Inc. designs, engineers, and assembles micro-wave component-based amplifiers. The company’s products include radio frequency (RF) amplifiers and related subsystems, such as low noise amplifiers for use in receivers of various communication systems comprising Wi-Fi, radar, satellite, base station, cell phone, radio, etc.; and medium power amplifiers that provide enhanced output power and gain in transceiver chains. It provides specialty microwave block downconverters used as a test device on satellite access point antennas; specialty microwave 1:2 Tx protection switch panels that is used in satellite communication earth stations; desktop/benchtop and compact wideband power amplifiers used in SATCOM rack mount systems, as well as test equipment used in integrators and manufacturers of various communications systems, such as cellular base stations, simulators, and point to point wireless radios; and waveguide to coaxial adapters for SATCOM and satellite internet gateway systems. In addition, the company offers cryogenic amplifiers for quantum computing, medical, RF imaging, research and development, space communications, accelerators, radiometry, and telephony applications; and cryogenic and non-cryogenic 4g/5g small cell subsystems for high-speed networks and airline Wi-Fi systems. Further, it provides custom assembly designs and non-recurring engineering services on a project-by-project basis, as well as IC packaging and lids products. The company serves aerospace, government, defense, commercial satellite, and wireless industries through sales representatives and distributors in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia. AmpliTech Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Hauppauge, New York.
About CDW
CDW Corporation provides information technology (IT) solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Corporate, Small Business, and Public. The company offers discrete hardware and software products and services, as well as integrated IT solutions, including on-premise and cloud capabilities across hybrid infrastructure, digital experience, and security. It also provides hardware products comprising notebooks/mobile devices, tablets, network communications, desktop computers, collaboration, data storage and servers, and others; and software products, such as cloud solutions, software assurance, application suites, security, virtualization, operating systems, and network management. In addition, the company offers advisory and design, software development, implementation, managed, professional, configuration, partner, and telecom services, as well as warranties; delivers and manages mission critical software, systems, and network solutions; and implementation and installation, and repair services to its customers through various third-party service providers. It serves government, education, and healthcare customers; and small, medium, and large business customers. CDW Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois.
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