Aqua Metals (AQMS) Competitors $2.04 -0.06 (-2.86%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.03 -0.01 (-0.69%) As of 04:09 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AQMS vs. BWEN, APWC, OCC, INHD, HWM, MT, TS, PKX, TX, and GGBShould you be buying Aqua Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aqua Metals include Broadwind (BWEN), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Optical Cable (OCC), Inno (INHD), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ArcelorMittal (MT), Tenaris (TS), POSCO (PKX), Ternium (TX), and Gerdau (GGB). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Aqua Metals vs. Broadwind Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Optical Cable Inno Howmet Aerospace ArcelorMittal Tenaris POSCO Ternium Gerdau Broadwind (NASDAQ:BWEN) and Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability. Do analysts rate BWEN or AQMS? Broadwind presently has a consensus target price of $4.13, indicating a potential upside of 178.72%. Aqua Metals has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,370.59%. Given Aqua Metals' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aqua Metals is more favorable than Broadwind.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Broadwind 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Aqua Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BWEN or AQMS? 33.3% of Broadwind shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Broadwind shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is BWEN or AQMS more profitable? Broadwind has a net margin of 2.01% compared to Aqua Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Broadwind's return on equity of 5.39% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Broadwind2.01% 5.39% 2.48% Aqua Metals N/A -91.44%-68.32% Which has more risk & volatility, BWEN or AQMS? Broadwind has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, BWEN or AQMS? Broadwind has higher revenue and earnings than Aqua Metals. Aqua Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadwind, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBroadwind$143.14M0.23$7.65M$0.0529.60Aqua Metals$30K484.98-$23.94M-$4.76-0.43 Does the media refer more to BWEN or AQMS? In the previous week, Aqua Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Broadwind. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aqua Metals and 1 mentions for Broadwind. Aqua Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Broadwind's score of 0.72 indicating that Aqua Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Broadwind Positive Aqua Metals Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor BWEN or AQMS? Aqua Metals received 51 more outperform votes than Broadwind when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.67% of users gave Aqua Metals an outperform vote while only 61.00% of users gave Broadwind an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBroadwindOutperform Votes20861.00% Underperform Votes13339.00% Aqua MetalsOutperform Votes25961.67% Underperform Votes16138.33% SummaryBroadwind beats Aqua Metals on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Aqua Metals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AQMS 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 AQMS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAqua MetalsSecondary nonferrous metals IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$14.55M$742.49M$7.15B$7.82BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.53%4.00%P/E Ratio-0.4332.0229.9618.66Price / Sales484.98242.59153.1191.28Price / CashN/A3.3531.5134.64Price / Book0.421.024.774.23Net Income-$23.94M$55.68M$195.43M$247.15M7 Day Performance-4.23%-6.74%-1.54%-2.16%1 Month Performance3.55%-3.00%-4.97%-5.65%1 Year Performance-81.04%-67.25%3.20%-0.66% Aqua Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AQMSAqua Metals2.4259 of 5 stars$2.04-2.9%$30.00+1,370.6%-79.9%$14.55M$30,000.00-0.4320Upcoming EarningsGap DownBWENBroadwind3.6596 of 5 stars$1.45-2.0%$4.13+184.5%-36.4%$32.36M$143.14M10.36490APWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.4234 of 5 stars$1.57+0.3%N/A+19.0%$32.29M$468.13M0.001,210Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap UpOCCOptical Cable1.3527 of 5 stars$3.24-2.2%N/A+10.8%$26.53M$67.56M-5.99340Positive NewsINHDInno0.6297 of 5 stars$4.41-7.4%N/A-33.9%$19.45M$916,878.000.0011Gap UpHWMHowmet Aerospace3.7565 of 5 stars$130.06+2.8%$123.28-5.2%+94.8%$52.66B$7.43B46.1123,200Positive NewsMTArcelorMittal4.1974 of 5 stars$32.08-0.4%$31.17-2.8%+6.9%$26.26B$62.44B19.43157,900Analyst DowngradeTSTenaris3.8506 of 5 stars$38.78+0.8%$46.00+18.6%-0.3%$22.56B$12.52B10.7529,134PKXPOSCO2.752 of 5 stars$53.20+1.7%N/A-36.6%$16.13B$72.69T24.3944,501Short Interest ↓TXTernium3.9299 of 5 stars$33.14+0.6%$42.33+27.7%-24.3%$6.49B$17.65B-118.0834,458Short Interest ↑GGBGerdau3.9851 of 5 stars$3.04+3.2%$5.00+64.7%-18.2%$6.31B$67.03B7.0630,000Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Broadwind Alternatives Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Alternatives Optical Cable Alternatives Inno Alternatives Howmet Aerospace Alternatives ArcelorMittal Alternatives Tenaris Alternatives POSCO Alternatives Ternium Alternatives Gerdau 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:AQMS) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredDo this Before Elon's Reveal on April 23rdElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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