ASTI vs. MIND, AKTS, SGMA, LEDS, VISL, SMTK, WATT, SPCB, CETX, and PEGY
Should you be buying Ascent Solar Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ascent Solar Technologies include MIND Technology (MIND), Akoustis Technologies (AKTS), SigmaTron International (SGMA), SemiLEDs (LEDS), Vislink Technologies (VISL), Smartkem (SMTK), Energous (WATT), SuperCom (SPCB), Cemtrex (CETX), and Pineapple Energy (PEGY). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Ascent Solar Technologies vs.
MIND Technology (NASDAQ:MIND) and Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings.
In the previous week, MIND Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Ascent Solar Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MIND Technology and 0 mentions for Ascent Solar Technologies. MIND Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Ascent Solar Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that MIND Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
9.8% of MIND Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of MIND Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
MIND Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Solar Technologies.
MIND Technology has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascent Solar Technologies has a beta of 2.47, indicating that its share price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MIND Technology received 169 more outperform votes than Ascent Solar Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users.
MIND Technology has a net margin of 9.92% compared to Ascent Solar Technologies' net margin of -28,235.93%. MIND Technology's return on equity of -104.48% beat Ascent Solar Technologies' return on equity.
Summary
MIND Technology beats Ascent Solar Technologies on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ASTI) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
