Aqua Metals (AQMS) Competitors $2.10 +0.02 (+0.72%) As of 09:33 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AQMS vs. BWEN, OCC, APWC, INHD, HWM, TS, MT, PKX, GGB, and TXShould you be buying Aqua Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aqua Metals include Broadwind (BWEN), Optical Cable (OCC), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Inno (INHD), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), Tenaris (TS), ArcelorMittal (MT), POSCO (PKX), Gerdau (GGB), and Ternium (TX). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Aqua Metals vs. Broadwind Optical Cable Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Inno Howmet Aerospace Tenaris ArcelorMittal POSCO Gerdau Ternium Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) and Broadwind (NASDAQ:BWEN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation and earnings. Is AQMS or BWEN 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 Aqua MetalsN/A -91.44% -68.32% Broadwind 2.01%5.39%2.48% Do analysts prefer AQMS or BWEN? Aqua Metals currently has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,356.31%. Broadwind has a consensus target price of $5.17, suggesting a potential upside of 188.64%. Given Aqua Metals' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Aqua Metals is more favorable than Broadwind.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aqua Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Broadwind 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AQMS or BWEN? Aqua Metals received 53 more outperform votes than Broadwind when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.67% of users gave Aqua Metals an outperform vote while only 60.95% of users gave Broadwind an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAqua MetalsOutperform Votes25961.67% Underperform Votes16138.33% BroadwindOutperform Votes20660.95% Underperform Votes13239.05% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AQMS or BWEN? 22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Broadwind shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Aqua Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Broadwind shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, AQMS or BWEN? 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 RatioAqua Metals$30K489.73-$23.94M-$4.76-0.43Broadwind$156.17M0.25$7.65M$0.1412.79 Does the media prefer AQMS or BWEN? In the previous week, Broadwind had 1 more articles in the media than Aqua Metals. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Broadwind and 2 mentions for Aqua Metals. Broadwind's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Aqua Metals' score of 0.92 indicating that Broadwind is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Aqua Metals Positive Broadwind Positive Which has more risk and volatility, AQMS or BWEN? Aqua Metals has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Broadwind has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBroadwind beats Aqua Metals on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$14.69M$739.67M$7.08B$8.80BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.30%4.00%P/E Ratio-0.4313.7227.4016.96Price / Sales489.73244.96402.78123.65Price / CashN/A3.5531.1037.77Price / Book0.431.005.824.89Net Income-$23.94M$55.68M$128.95M$228.40M7 Day Performance-17.27%-11.38%-2.57%-2.25%1 Month Performance4.04%-2.50%2.66%-0.41%1 Year Performance-83.13%-63.74%16.57%13.53% Aqua Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AQMSAqua Metals2.5501 of 5 stars$2.10+0.7%$30.00+1,332.0%-83.1%$14.69M$30,000.00-0.4420Short Interest ↑BWENBroadwind4.4461 of 5 stars$2.18-1.4%$5.17+137.0%-29.0%$48.21M$156.17M15.57490Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsOCCOptical Cable0.405 of 5 stars$4.69-0.8%N/A+60.7%$38.55M$66.67M-6.17327Short Interest ↑Gap UpAPWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable1.0877 of 5 stars$1.44-1.0%N/A-2.4%$29.58M$468.13M0.001,210Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsINHDInnoN/A$5.04+0.8%N/A-55.1%$21.21M$885,495.000.0011Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHWMHowmet Aerospace4.0234 of 5 stars$112.59-0.2%$115.59+2.7%+114.5%$45.74B$7.27B42.9723,200Analyst ForecastNews CoverageTSTenaris1.5137 of 5 stars$38.18+1.1%$42.75+12.0%+21.4%$22.20B$13.09B8.3229,134MTArcelorMittal4.0598 of 5 stars$22.13-0.3%$31.17+40.8%-15.8%$17.82B$62.28B-15.69126,756PKXPOSCO3.6176 of 5 stars$44.86+1.4%N/A-47.7%$13.62B$73.48T15.7444,501GGBGerdau3.9375 of 5 stars$2.92+4.3%$5.00+71.2%-24.1%$6.07B$13.81B6.3727,371Short Interest ↑TXTernium4.5334 of 5 stars$29.70+1.9%$55.00+85.2%-30.2%$5.83B$18.70B74.2534,458Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Broadwind Alternatives Optical Cable Alternatives Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Alternatives Inno Alternatives Howmet Aerospace Alternatives Tenaris Alternatives ArcelorMittal Alternatives POSCO Alternatives Gerdau Alternatives Ternium Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AQMS) was last updated on 1/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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