Head-To-Head Survey: Atlantic International (CIRC) and Its Peers

Atlantic International (NASDAQ:CIRC) is one of 121 publicly-traded companies in the “Consumer Finance” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Atlantic International to related companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Atlantic International and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlantic International	-19.39%	N/A	-28.58%
Atlantic International Competitors	10.14%	-15.19%	2.16%

Risk and Volatility

Atlantic International has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlantic International’s peers have a beta of 1.25, indicating that their average share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Atlantic International and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlantic International	1	0	0	1	2.50
Atlantic International Competitors	925	3483	5399	281	2.50

As a group, “Consumer Finance” companies have a potential upside of 23.51%. Given Atlantic International’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atlantic International has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.4% of shares of all “Consumer Finance” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of Atlantic International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of shares of all “Consumer Finance” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Atlantic International and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlantic International	$435.88 million	-$59.43 million	-0.11
Atlantic International Competitors	$65.30 billion	$381.70 million	6.01

Atlantic International’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Atlantic International. Atlantic International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Atlantic International peers beat Atlantic International on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Atlantic International

Atlantic International Corp., through its subsidiaries, operates as a staffing company servicing the commercial, professional, finance, direct placement, and managed service provider verticals. The company specializes in permanent, temporary, and temporary-to-permanent placement services in various areas, including accounting and finance, administrative and clerical, hospitality, information technology, legal, light industrial, and medical fields. It also provides productivity consulting and workforce management solutions. Atlantic International Corp. was founded in 2018 and is based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.