Vision Marine Technologies (NASDAQ:VMAR) versus ATC Venture Group (OTCMKTS:ATCV) Financial Review

Vision Marine Technologies (NASDAQ:VMAR) and ATC Venture Group (OTCMKTS:ATCV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.8% of Vision Marine Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.4% of Vision Marine Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 49.9% of ATC Venture Group shares are owned 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Vision Marine Technologies and ATC Venture Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vision Marine Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
ATC Venture Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given ATC Venture Group’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ATC Venture Group is more favorable than Vision Marine Technologies.

Volatility & Risk

Vision Marine Technologies has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATC Venture Group has a beta of 8.07, indicating that its stock price is 707% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vision Marine Technologies and ATC Venture Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vision Marine Technologies	$13.83 million	0.00	-$21.65 million	($222.72)	0.00
ATC Venture Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

ATC Venture Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vision Marine Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Vision Marine Technologies and ATC Venture Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vision Marine Technologies	-54.94%	-281.97%	-46.90%
ATC Venture Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

ATC Venture Group beats Vision Marine Technologies on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vision Marine Technologies

Vision Marine Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and rents electric boats in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It offers e-motion electric powertrain technology; e-motion electric outboard powertrain system; electric boats; maintenance, repair, and customer support services; as well as manufactures customized boats. The company also provides its products through website and distributors. It serves original equipment manufacturers, retail customer, boat clubs, and boat rental operations. The company was formerly known as Riopel Marine Inc. and changed its name to Vision Marine Technologies Inc. in April 2020. Vision Marine Technologies Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Boisbriand, Canada.

About ATC Venture Group

ATC Venture Group Inc., through its subsidiary, Simonsen Iron Works Inc., engages in the design, manufacture, and assembly of an array of parts for original equipment manufacturers and other customers. The company was formerly known as Cycle Country Accessories Corp. and changed its name to ATC Venture Group Inc. in January 2012. ATC Venture Group Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.