ASP Isotopes (ASPI) Competitors

PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT) and ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media refer more to PCT or ASPI?

In the previous week, ASP Isotopes had 4 more articles in the media than PureCycle Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ASP Isotopes and 4 mentions for PureCycle Technologies. PureCycle Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat ASP Isotopes' score of 0.46 indicating that PureCycle Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PureCycle Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ASP Isotopes	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer PCT or ASPI?

PureCycle Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $9.60, indicating a potential downside of 13.04%. ASP Isotopes has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential downside of 38.10%. Given PureCycle Technologies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PureCycle Technologies is more favorable than ASP Isotopes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PureCycle Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
ASP Isotopes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, PCT or ASPI?

PureCycle Technologies has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASP Isotopes has a beta of 3.88, indicating that its stock price is 288% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PCT or ASPI more profitable?

PureCycle Technologies' return on equity of -45.07% beat ASP Isotopes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PureCycle Technologies	N/A	-45.07%	-18.84%
ASP Isotopes	N/A	-174.89%	-68.75%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PCT or ASPI?

ASP Isotopes has higher revenue and earnings than PureCycle Technologies. ASP Isotopes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PureCycle Technologies, 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
PureCycle Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$101.71M	-$1.50	-7.36
ASP Isotopes	$2.30M	225.36	-$16.29M	-$0.63	-11.54

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PCT or ASPI?

63.0% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.8% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PCT or ASPI?

PureCycle Technologies received 23 more outperform votes than ASP Isotopes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave ASP Isotopes an outperform vote while only 71.43% of users gave PureCycle Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PureCycle Technologies	Outperform Votes 30 71.43%	Underperform Votes 12 28.57%
ASP Isotopes	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

ASP Isotopes beats PureCycle Technologies on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.