Aemetis (AMTX) Competitors

ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI) and Aemetis (NASDAQ:AMTX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Is ASPI or AMTX more profitable?

Aemetis has a net margin of -33.21% compared to ASP Isotopes' net margin of -807.39%. Aemetis' return on equity of 0.00% beat ASP Isotopes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASP Isotopes	-807.39%	-123.83%	-51.58%
Aemetis	-33.21%	N/A	-40.11%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ASPI or AMTX?

ASP Isotopes has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aemetis. ASP Isotopes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aemetis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASP Isotopes	$4.14M	99.47	-$16.29M	-$0.61	-9.38
Aemetis	$267.64M	0.28	-$46.42M	-$1.98	-0.72

Which has more risk and volatility, ASPI or AMTX?

ASP Isotopes has a beta of 3.44, indicating that its stock price is 244% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aemetis has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ASPI or AMTX?

16.8% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Aemetis shares are held by institutional investors. 21.4% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Aemetis shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASPI or AMTX?

Aemetis received 174 more outperform votes than ASP Isotopes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave ASP Isotopes an outperform vote while only 59.74% of users gave Aemetis an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ASP Isotopes	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Aemetis	Outperform Votes 181 59.74%	Underperform Votes 122 40.26%

Do analysts prefer ASPI or AMTX?

ASP Isotopes currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential downside of 21.33%. Aemetis has a consensus target price of $14.56, indicating a potential upside of 918.36%. Given Aemetis' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aemetis is more favorable than ASP Isotopes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASP Isotopes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Aemetis	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media favor ASPI or AMTX?

In the previous week, ASP Isotopes and ASP Isotopes both had 3 articles in the media. ASP Isotopes' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Aemetis' score of 0.60 indicating that ASP Isotopes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASP Isotopes	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aemetis	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

ASP Isotopes and Aemetis tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.