Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) vs. Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) Head to Head Comparison

Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) and Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Aeries Technology and Adeia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aeries Technology	3.64%	-87.21%	6.25%
Adeia	26.50%	39.49%	16.61%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.2% of Aeries Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Adeia shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.6% of Aeries Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Adeia shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Aeries Technology has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adeia has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Aeries Technology and Adeia, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aeries Technology	1	0	0	0	1.00
Adeia	1	0	5	0	2.67

Adeia has a consensus price target of $33.60, indicating a potential upside of 18.35%. Given Adeia’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Adeia is more favorable than Aeries Technology.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Aeries Technology and Adeia”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aeries Technology	$70.01 million	0.60	$2.55 million	$0.40	18.37
Adeia	$443.39 million	7.06	$111.07 million	$1.08	26.29

Adeia has higher revenue and earnings than Aeries Technology. Aeries Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Adeia beats Aeries Technology on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aeries Technology

Aeries Technology, Inc. operates as a professional services and consulting partner in the North America, Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers management consultancy services for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, including software solutions, product management, IT infrastructure, information and cyber security, ERP and CRM platform management, business process management, and digital transformation services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Adeia

Adeia Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and semiconductor intellectual property licensing company in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and internationally. The company licenses its patent portfolios across various markets, including multichannel video programming distributors comprising cable, satellite, and telecommunications television providers that aggregate and distribute linear content over networks, as well as television providers that aggregate and stream linear content over broadband networks; over-the-top video service providers and social media companies, such as subscription video-on-demand and advertising-supported streaming service providers, as well as content providers, networks, and media companies. It also licenses consumer electronics manufacturers, which includes producers of smart televisions, streaming media devices, video game consoles, mobile devices, content storage devices, and other connected media devices; semiconductors, including providers of sensors, radio frequency components, memory, and logic devices; and social media companies that allow users to stream and upload user-generated content. The company licenses its innovations under the Adeia brand name. Adeia Inc. was formerly known as Xperi Corporation and changed its name to Adeia Inc. in December 2019. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.