Distribution Solutions Group (NASDAQ:DSGR – Get Rating) and AerSale (NASDAQ:ASLE – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
Distribution Solutions Group has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AerSale has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
88.2% of Distribution Solutions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.0% of AerSale shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.8% of Distribution Solutions Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 79.2% of AerSale shares are owned by company 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Distribution Solutions Group and AerSale’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Distribution Solutions Group | $417.73 million | 2.51 | $9.41 million | $1.57 | 34.40 |
| AerSale | $340.44 million | 2.10 | $36.12 million | $0.87 | 15.91 |
AerSale has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Distribution Solutions Group. AerSale is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Distribution Solutions Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Distribution Solutions Group and AerSale’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Distribution Solutions Group | 3.42% | 20.28% | 10.69% |
| AerSale | 10.70% | 12.86% | 10.89% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Distribution Solutions Group and AerSale, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Distribution Solutions Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| AerSale | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Summary
Distribution Solutions Group beats AerSale on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
Distribution Solutions Group Company Profile (Get Rating)
Lawson Products, Inc. sells and distributes specialty products to the industrial, commercial, institutional, and government maintenance, repair, and operations market. It sells its products to customers in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
AerSale Company Profile (Get Rating)
AerSale Corporation provides aftermarket commercial aircraft, engines, and its parts to passenger and cargo airlines, leasing companies, original equipment manufacturers, and government and defense contractors, as well as maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) service providers worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset Management Solutions and Technical Operations (TechOps). The Asset Management Solutions segment engages in the sale and lease of aircraft, engines, and airframes, as well as disassembly of these assets for component parts. The TechOps segment provides internal and third-party aviation services, including internally developed engineered solutions, heavy aircraft maintenance and modification, and component MRO, as well as end-of-life disassembly services. This segment also provides aircraft modifications, cargo and tanker conversions of aircraft, and aircraft storage; and MRO services for landing gear, thrust reversers, hydraulic systems, and other aircraft components. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.
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