Contrasting Atlantic International (NASDAQ:ATLN) & Staffing 360 Solutions (NASDAQ:STAF)

Profitability

This table compares Atlantic International and Staffing 360 Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlantic International	N/A	-298.20%	-42.32%
Staffing 360 Solutions	-13.25%	N/A	-37.63%

Volatility and Risk

Atlantic International has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Staffing 360 Solutions has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.2% of Staffing 360 Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.3% of Atlantic International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Staffing 360 Solutions shares are owned 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Atlantic International and Staffing 360 Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlantic International	$27.89 million	3.97	-$5.63 million	($8.24)	-0.27
Staffing 360 Solutions	$190.88 million	0.01	-$26.04 million	N/A	N/A

Atlantic International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Staffing 360 Solutions.

Summary

Atlantic International beats Staffing 360 Solutions on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Atlantic International

Atlantic International Corp. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of genetic analysis technologies. Its services include RNA sequencing and DNA sequencing. The company was founded by William C. St. Laurent and Daniel R. Jones in 2013 and is headquartered in Billercia, MA.

About Staffing 360 Solutions

Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of based staffing services and the acquisition and management of staffing companies in the information technology, financial, accounting, healthcare and cyber security industries. It operates through the following segments: Commercial Staffing, Professional Staffing-US and Professional Staffing-UK. The company was founded on December 22, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.