AltEnergy Acquisition (AEAE) Competitors $11.91 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/20/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AEAE vs. REFI, BRT, CIO, FRGE, ANNA, CEPO, SBXD, ANTA, SJT, and NREFShould you be buying AltEnergy Acquisition stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AltEnergy Acquisition include Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI), BRT Apartments (BRT), City Office REIT (CIO), Forge Global (FRGE), AleAnna (ANNA), Cantor Equity Partners (CEPO), SilverBox Corp IV (SBXD), Antalpha Platform (ANTA), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT), and NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NREF). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. AltEnergy Acquisition vs. Its Competitors Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance BRT Apartments City Office REIT Forge Global AleAnna Cantor Equity Partners SilverBox Corp IV Antalpha Platform San Juan Basin Royalty Trust NexPoint Real Estate Finance AltEnergy Acquisition (NASDAQ:AEAE) and Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (NASDAQ:REFI) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends. Does the media favor AEAE or REFI? In the previous week, Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance had 2 more articles in the media than AltEnergy Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance and 0 mentions for AltEnergy Acquisition. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat AltEnergy Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment AltEnergy Acquisition Neutral Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in AEAE or REFI? 20.0% of AltEnergy Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.0% of AltEnergy Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AEAE or REFI more profitable? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 67.95% compared to AltEnergy Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 12.32% beat AltEnergy Acquisition's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AltEnergy AcquisitionN/A N/A N/A Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance 67.95%12.32%9.03% Do analysts recommend AEAE or REFI? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.67%. Given Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is more favorable than AltEnergy Acquisition.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AltEnergy Acquisition 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher earnings & valuation, AEAE or REFI? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has higher revenue and earnings than AltEnergy Acquisition. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAltEnergy AcquisitionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance$54.95M5.38$37.04M$1.837.66 Which has more risk and volatility, AEAE or REFI? AltEnergy Acquisition has a beta of -0.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance beats AltEnergy Acquisition on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AltEnergy Acquisition News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEAE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AEAE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AEAE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAltEnergy AcquisitionHolding Offices IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$74.63M$219.17M$6.44B$9.56BDividend YieldN/A3.17%4.18%4.07%P/E RatioN/A0.1714.3125.14Price / SalesN/A480.851,828.1387.63Price / CashN/A123.70127.3258.50Price / BookN/A7.735.136.21Net IncomeN/A-$11.59M$1.23B$265.38M7 Day PerformanceN/A1.50%0.07%-1.12%1 Month PerformanceN/A0.49%1.65%-0.68%1 Year Performance-0.75%154.13%26.04%18.92% AltEnergy Acquisition Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEAEAltEnergy AcquisitionN/A$11.91flatN/AN/A$74.63MN/A0.003REFIChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance3.422 of 5 stars$14.18+0.3%$20.00+41.0%-8.5%$297.99M$54.95M7.75N/APositive NewsBRTBRT Apartments3.5778 of 5 stars$15.36+0.9%$21.00+36.7%-14.1%$288.30M$95.63M-31.359Positive NewsCIOCity Office REIT2.7515 of 5 stars$6.93+0.1%N/A+23.0%$279.32M$168.89M-2.1820FRGEForge Global3.2271 of 5 stars$19.53-2.5%$35.50+81.8%-2.1%$272.30M$79.33M-3.663Insider TradeGap DownANNAAleAnnaN/A$4.11+2.2%N/AN/A$267.95M$1.42M-205.50N/APositive NewsEarnings ReportGap UpCEPOCantor Equity PartnersN/A$10.46-0.5%N/AN/A$267.88MN/A0.002SBXDSilverBox Corp IVN/A$10.47+0.1%N/AN/A$266.26MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsANTAAntalpha PlatformN/A$11.45-0.4%N/AN/A$265.70M$47.46M0.0096News CoverageGap DownSJTSan Juan Basin Royalty Trust0.3241 of 5 stars$5.85+2.6%N/A+52.7%$265.67MN/A0.002,020Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNREFNexPoint Real Estate Finance3.175 of 5 stars$15.04+1.1%$14.75-1.9%-0.7%$263.52M$72.51M6.241 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies REFI Alternatives BRT Alternatives CIO Alternatives FRGE Alternatives ANNA Alternatives CEPO Alternatives SBXD Alternatives ANTA Alternatives SJT Alternatives NREF Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AEAE) was last updated on 8/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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