Tempo Automation (NASDAQ:TMPO – Get Rating) and TTM Technologies (NASDAQ:TTMI – Get Rating) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Tempo Automation and TTM Technologies’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tempo Automation | $12.05 million | 0.73 | -$144.85 million | N/A | N/A |
| TTM Technologies | $2.50 billion | 0.47 | $94.58 million | $0.92 | 12.50 |
TTM Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Tempo Automation.
Volatility & Risk
Profitability
This table compares Tempo Automation and TTM Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tempo Automation | N/A | N/A | -307.90% |
| TTM Technologies | 3.79% | 10.99% | 5.11% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Tempo Automation and TTM Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tempo Automation | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
| TTM Technologies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Tempo Automation presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 830.23%. TTM Technologies has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.09%. Given Tempo Automation’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tempo Automation is more favorable than TTM Technologies.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
96.7% of TTM Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 34.2% of Tempo Automation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of TTM Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
TTM Technologies beats Tempo Automation on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tempo Automation
Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. manufactures electronic products. The company designs and assembles printed circuit boards. It serves automotive, aviation and defense, consumer electronics, design firms, energy, industrial technology, medical device, semiconductor, and space industries. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.
About TTM Technologies
TTM Technologies, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of printed circuit boards and backplane assemblies. It operates through the following segments: Printed Circuit Board (PCB), RF&S Components, and Electro-Mechanical Solutions. The PCB segment consists of fifteen domestic PCB and sub-system plants, five PCB fabrication plants in China, and one in Canada. The RF&S Components segment consists of one domestic RF component plant and one RF component plant in China. The E-M Solutions segment consists of three custom electronic assembly plants in China. The company offers products such as backplanes, system integration, chassis assemblies, integrated circuit substrates and chips, and engineering services. TTM Technologies was founded on March 20, 1978 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.
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