Alpha Technology Group (NASDAQ:ATGL) & SpringBig (NASDAQ:SBIG) Critical Survey

Alpha Technology Group (NASDAQ:ATGL) and SpringBig (NASDAQ:SBIG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Alpha Technology Group has a beta of 9.93, suggesting that its share price is 893% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SpringBig has a beta of 2.88, suggesting that its share price is 188% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alpha Technology Group and SpringBig”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpha Technology Group	$1.59 million	245.31	-$710,000.00	N/A	N/A
SpringBig	$28.06 million	0.14	-$10.23 million	($0.08)	-1.03

Alpha Technology Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SpringBig.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

30.9% of SpringBig shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of SpringBig shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Alpha Technology Group and SpringBig’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Technology Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
SpringBig	-15.10%	N/A	-63.22%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Alpha Technology Group and SpringBig, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha Technology Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
SpringBig	0	0	1	0	3.00

SpringBig has a consensus price target of $1.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,112.12%. Given SpringBig’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SpringBig is more favorable than Alpha Technology Group.

Summary

SpringBig beats Alpha Technology Group on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alpha Technology Group

Alpha Technology Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based information technology services in Hong Kong. The company primarily offers cloud-based and customized customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning systems; web and mobile application development services; artificial intelligence powered optical character recognition services; and technological support and maintenance, and other services, such as maintaining and enhancing services for systems. It serves customers from various industries, including consulting, real estate, architectural design, carpark management, electronic payment services, logistics, investments, retail, textiles, wholesale and distribution, social services, etc. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.

About SpringBig

SpringBig Holdings, Inc. develops and operates a software platform that provides marketing and customer engagement services to cannabis dispensaries and brands in the United States and Canada. Its platform offers customer loyalty and marketing automation solutions. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.