Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) and Bowman Consulting Group (NASDAQ:BWMN) Head-To-Head Contrast
by Amy Steele · The Cerbat GemAeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT – Get Free Report) and Bowman Consulting Group (NASDAQ:BWMN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
99.2% of Aeries Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of Bowman Consulting Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Aeries Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of Bowman Consulting Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Aeries Technology has a beta of -0.42, indicating that its stock price is 142% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bowman Consulting Group has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Aeries Technology and Bowman Consulting Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Aeries Technology | -3.60% | -84.59% | -5.19% |
| Bowman Consulting Group | -2.62% | 3.76% | 1.71% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Aeries Technology and Bowman Consulting Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Aeries Technology | $72.51 million | 0.64 | $15.66 million | $0.47 | 2.23 |
| Bowman Consulting Group | $406.31 million | 1.15 | -$6.62 million | ($0.79) | -33.78 |
Aeries Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bowman Consulting Group. Bowman Consulting Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aeries Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Aeries Technology and Bowman Consulting Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Aeries Technology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowman Consulting Group | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.17 |
Bowman Consulting Group has a consensus price target of $39.70, indicating a potential upside of 48.74%. Given Bowman Consulting Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bowman Consulting Group is more favorable than Aeries Technology.
Summary
Bowman Consulting Group beats Aeries Technology on 11 of the 15 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 Bowman Consulting Group
Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. provides a range of real estate, energy, infrastructure, and environmental management solutions in the United States. It offers civil and site engineering services, such as conceptual land planning, environmental consulting and permitting, planning/zoning and entitlements, roadway and highway designs, erosion and sediment designs, stormwater management designs, construction administration, traffic studies, floodplain studies, and utility relocation designs; and commissioning and energy efficiency services comprise construction observation, direct systems functional performance testing, system development readiness checklist, post occupancy review, review of construction documents, deferred/seasonal functional testing, final commissioning report, and commissioning review of submittals. The company also provides construction management services, including constructability review, value engineering, budgeting and cost estimating, interagency and utility coordination, onsite observation and report evaluation, public communication and outreach, and resident engineer services, as well as bid solicitation, documentation, and preparation services; and environmental consulting services consisting of wetlands and waters of the U.S. delineations, natural resources inventories, wildlife and vegetation surveys, threatened and endangered species surveys, endangered species conservation and management, wetland creation and enhancement design, NEPA documentation, section 404/401 permitting and compliance, NPDES permitting, and phase I environmental site assessment. In addition, it offers landscape architecture, land procurement and right-of-way acquisition, structural engineering, surveying and geospatial engineering, and transportation and water resources engineering services, as well as mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.