Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Competitors $1.18 -0.01 (-0.84%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.15 -0.03 (-2.46%) As of 04:11 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. LXFR, ADUR, ARQ, AMTX, VGAS, LODE, ZTEK, TSE, ORGN, and FSIShould you be buying Alto Ingredients stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alto Ingredients include Luxfer (LXFR), Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR), ARQ (ARQ), Aemetis (AMTX), Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS), Comstock (LODE), Zentek (ZTEK), Trinseo (TSE), Origin Materials (ORGN), and Flexible Solutions International (FSI). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Alto Ingredients vs. Its Competitors Luxfer Aduro Clean Technologies ARQ Aemetis Verde Clean Fuels Comstock Zentek Trinseo Origin Materials Flexible Solutions International Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) and Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ALTO or LXFR? 42.4% of Alto Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Luxfer shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Alto Ingredients shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Luxfer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ALTO or LXFR more profitable? Luxfer has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Alto Ingredients' net margin of -6.20%. Luxfer's return on equity of 11.56% beat Alto Ingredients' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alto Ingredients-6.20% -14.40% -8.44% Luxfer 5.31%11.56%6.54% Which has better valuation & earnings, ALTO or LXFR? Luxfer has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alto Ingredients. Alto Ingredients is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luxfer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlto Ingredients$965.26M0.09-$58.98M-$0.82-1.44Luxfer$391.90M0.83$18.40M$0.7815.37 Do analysts rate ALTO or LXFR? Alto Ingredients currently has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 366.10%. Given Alto Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Alto Ingredients is more favorable than Luxfer.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) 3.00Luxfer 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, ALTO or LXFR? Alto Ingredients has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Luxfer has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ALTO or LXFR? In the previous week, Alto Ingredients had 2 more articles in the media than Luxfer. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Alto Ingredients and 0 mentions for Luxfer. Alto Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Luxfer's score of 0.00 indicating that Alto Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Alto Ingredients Positive Luxfer Neutral SummaryAlto Ingredients and Luxfer tied by winning 8 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$90.40M$2.24B$8.21B$9.32BDividend YieldN/A4.44%3.14%4.03%P/E Ratio-1.4416.2620.9519.75Price / Sales0.093.224.06182.50Price / CashN/A16.2916.7557.96Price / Book0.401.664.835.67Net Income-$58.98M$103.54M$215.29M$257.98M7 Day Performance-6.35%-1.82%-0.14%0.56%1 Month Performance0.85%-2.81%38.51%8.88%1 Year Performance-30.18%-14.83%13.94%14.24% Alto Ingredients Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALTOAlto Ingredients3.2485 of 5 stars$1.18-0.8%$5.50+366.1%-25.6%$90.40M$965.26M-1.44420LXFRLuxfer3.1021 of 5 stars$12.44-1.9%N/A-0.3%$345.36M$391.90M15.951,450ADURAduro Clean TechnologiesN/A$8.85-2.0%$48.00+442.4%N/A$256.80M$250K-35.40N/APositive NewsARQARQ3.2052 of 5 stars$6.03+2.9%$9.00+49.3%-11.7%$247.36M$108.96M-120.60140News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAMTXAemetis2.7288 of 5 stars$3.31+8.2%$13.63+311.6%-17.3%$169.43M$267.64M-1.77160Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVGASVerde Clean Fuels0.2464 of 5 stars$3.42-6.0%N/A-21.2%$162.16MN/A-7.122News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownLODEComstock0.796 of 5 stars$3.77+0.5%$26.00+589.7%+124.4%$122.21M$3.38M-31.4130ZTEKZentek0.5091 of 5 stars$1.11flatN/A-12.0%$116.23M$1.22M-18.5024TSETrinseo1.0202 of 5 stars$2.92-7.6%N/A+2.7%$112.65M$3.51B-0.292,950ORGNOrigin Materials1.9088 of 5 stars$0.56-3.0%$1.50+166.6%-41.7%$86.97M$31.28M-0.84160Positive NewsGap DownFSIFlexible Solutions International2.6442 of 5 stars$6.00+8.3%N/A+200.3%$75.89M$36.48M18.1840 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Luxfer Competitors Aduro Clean Technologies Competitors ARQ Competitors Aemetis Competitors Verde Clean Fuels Competitors Comstock Competitors Zentek Competitors Trinseo Competitors Origin Materials 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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