Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Competitors $1.06 +0.03 (+2.91%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.08 +0.02 (+1.79%) As of 07:29 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ALTO vs. ARQ, AMTX, ORGN, VGAS, LODE, ZTEK, LOOP, LNZA, TSE, and FSIShould you be buying Alto Ingredients stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alto Ingredients include ARQ (ARQ), Aemetis (AMTX), Origin Materials (ORGN), Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS), Comstock (LODE), Zentek (ZTEK), Loop Industries (LOOP), LanzaTech Global (LNZA), Trinseo (TSE), and Flexible Solutions International (FSI). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Alto Ingredients vs. Its Competitors ARQ Aemetis Origin Materials Verde Clean Fuels Comstock Zentek Loop Industries LanzaTech Global Trinseo Flexible Solutions International Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ALTO or ARQ? 42.4% of Alto Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Alto Ingredients shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of ARQ shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, ALTO or ARQ? Alto Ingredients has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ALTO or ARQ? ARQ has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alto Ingredients. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alto Ingredients, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlto Ingredients$965.26M0.08-$58.98M-$0.92-1.15ARQ$108.96M2.90-$5.11M-$0.04-184.75 Is ALTO or ARQ more profitable? ARQ has a net margin of -1.40% compared to Alto Ingredients' net margin of -7.16%. ARQ's return on equity of -0.07% beat Alto Ingredients' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alto Ingredients-7.16% -18.78% -10.60% ARQ -1.40%-0.07%-0.05% Does the media refer more to ALTO or ARQ? In the previous week, ARQ had 7 more articles in the media than Alto Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ARQ and 1 mentions for Alto Ingredients. ARQ's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Alto Ingredients' score of 0.00 indicating that ARQ is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alto Ingredients 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral ARQ 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer ALTO or ARQ? Alto Ingredients currently has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 418.87%. ARQ has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.32%. Given Alto Ingredients' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Alto Ingredients is more favorable than ARQ.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alto Ingredients 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00ARQ 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 SummaryARQ beats Alto Ingredients on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alto Ingredients News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALTO 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 ALTO 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 ALTO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlto IngredientsCONSM PD IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$79.72M$2.36B$8.30B$9.59BDividend YieldN/A4.58%3.11%4.09%P/E Ratio-1.1515.0518.1921.92Price / Sales0.082.495.60121.31Price / CashN/A15.2816.6358.48Price / Book0.391.684.726.61Net Income-$58.98M$106.49M$226.48M$265.56M7 Day PerformanceN/A0.28%15.42%1.98%1 Month Performance-14.52%-6.63%14.22%1.33%1 Year Performance-24.29%-16.41%52.48%21.15% Alto Ingredients Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALTOAlto Ingredients3.7557 of 5 stars$1.06+2.9%$5.50+418.9%-28.5%$79.72M$965.26M-1.15420Positive NewsARQARQ2.461 of 5 stars$6.54-1.2%$10.00+52.9%+7.9%$279.44M$108.96M-130.80140AMTXAemetis2.3344 of 5 stars$2.64-1.1%$17.00+543.9%-3.1%$168.85M$267.64M-1.63160Gap UpORGNOrigin Materials2.2812 of 5 stars$0.88-3.6%$1.50+71.2%-62.5%$136.26M$31.28M-1.31160VGASVerde Clean Fuels0.2761 of 5 stars$2.69-2.2%N/A-30.5%$122.51MN/A-5.602Positive NewsGap UpLODEComstock1.6435 of 5 stars$3.05-3.8%$19.00+523.0%+39.9%$98.87M$3.38M-25.4130Analyst RevisionZTEKZentek0.3393 of 5 stars$0.86+2.5%N/A-27.0%$87.96M$1.22M-14.3524News CoverageShort Interest ↑LOOPLoop Industries1.6764 of 5 stars$1.58-3.1%N/A+0.0%$77.78M$10.89M-5.6490Short Interest ↑LNZALanzaTech Global1.7068 of 5 stars$0.34+4.8%$2.00+482.2%-87.1%$76.01M$49.59M-0.513News CoverageStock SplitShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionTSETrinseo1.7864 of 5 stars$2.06-0.2%N/A-34.8%$74.06M$3.51B-0.192,950Positive NewsFSIFlexible Solutions International3.9581 of 5 stars$5.48-0.9%N/A+172.6%$69.30M$36.48M16.6040News CoverageAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARQ Competitors Aemetis Competitors Origin Materials Competitors Verde Clean Fuels Competitors Comstock Competitors Zentek Competitors Loop Industries Competitors LanzaTech Global Competitors Trinseo Competitors Flexible Solutions International Competitors 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:ALTO) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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