Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Competitors $1.41 +0.03 (+2.17%) As of 04/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ASTI vs. SMTK, WATT, SGMA, MIND, LNKS, VISL, ASNS, PRSO, CRKN, and MINMShould you be buying Ascent Solar Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ascent Solar Technologies include Smartkem (SMTK), Energous (WATT), SigmaTron International (SGMA), MIND Technology (MIND), Linkers Industries (LNKS), Vislink Technologies (VISL), Actelis Networks (ASNS), Peraso (PRSO), Crown ElectroKinetics (CRKN), and Minim (MINM). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Ascent Solar Technologies vs. Smartkem Energous SigmaTron International MIND Technology Linkers Industries Vislink Technologies Actelis Networks Peraso Crown ElectroKinetics Minim Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI) and Smartkem (NASDAQ:SMTK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk. Is ASTI or SMTK more profitable? Smartkem has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ascent Solar Technologies' net margin of -28,235.93%. Smartkem's return on equity of -167.89% beat Ascent Solar Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ascent Solar Technologies-28,235.93% -1,360.73% -157.70% Smartkem N/A -167.89%-111.60% Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASTI or SMTK? Ascent Solar Technologies and Smartkem both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAscent Solar TechnologiesN/AN/ASmartkemN/AN/A Do insiders & institutionals believe in ASTI or SMTK? 10.6% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Smartkem shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ASTI or SMTK? Smartkem has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Solar Technologies. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAscent Solar Technologies$41.89K57.42-$17.07MN/AN/ASmartkem$82K101.54-$8.50MN/AN/A Does the media refer more to ASTI or SMTK? In the previous week, Smartkem had 2 more articles in the media than Ascent Solar Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Smartkem and 1 mentions for Ascent Solar Technologies. Smartkem's average media sentiment score of -0.33 beat Ascent Solar Technologies' score of -1.00 indicating that Smartkem is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Ascent Solar Technologies Negative Smartkem Neutral SummarySmartkem beats Ascent Solar Technologies on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ascent Solar Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASTI 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 ASTI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAscent Solar TechnologiesSemiconductors & related devices IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.41M$45.44B$7.04B$7.35BDividend YieldN/A2.74%10.67%4.34%P/E RatioN/A34.2444.7217.82Price / Sales57.4283.7719,543.7597.73Price / CashN/A26.4935.6434.64Price / Book-0.035.603.303.98Net Income-$17.07M$751.41M$4.32B$247.81M7 Day Performance6.02%0.34%3.98%3.19%1 Month Performance-19.89%-17.49%-7.30%-7.70%1 Year Performance-85.66%11.90%-3.12%1.49% Ascent Solar Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASTIAscent Solar TechnologiesN/A$1.41+2.2%N/A-85.7%$2.41M$41,893.000.0050Short Interest ↑Negative NewsSMTKSmartkemN/A$2.46+1.7%N/AN/A$8.76M$82,000.000.0029WATTEnergous1.3615 of 5 stars$0.28-1.4%$2.25+703.6%-80.9%$8.52M$768,000.00-0.0950News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpSGMASigmaTron International0.4478 of 5 stars$1.14+6.5%N/A-73.4%$6.98M$311.71M-0.453,100Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap UpMINDMIND Technology1.5051 of 5 stars$4.79-6.1%N/A+19.8%$6.74M$45.20M1.54200Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageLNKSLinkers IndustriesN/A$0.56+1.7%N/AN/A$6.31M$22.43M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownVISLVislink TechnologiesN/A$2.55+4.1%N/A-40.9%$6.29M$32.44M-0.72130Gap UpASNSActelis Networks1.3328 of 5 stars$0.67+3.1%$5.00+646.3%N/A$5.53M$7.76M-0.5440Gap UpPRSOPeraso3.2413 of 5 stars$0.63-4.4%$3.38+438.3%-48.8%$3.22M$14.57M-0.0480Short Interest ↓CRKNCrown ElectroKineticsN/A$1.89+11.2%N/A-99.9%$2.96M$13.46M0.0020Gap UpMINMMinimN/A$0.91-3.2%N/A-76.5%$2.56M$15.99M-0.1780News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SMTK Competitors WATT Competitors SGMA Competitors MIND Competitors LNKS Competitors VISL Competitors ASNS Competitors PRSO Competitors CRKN Competitors MINM Competitors 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:ASTI) was last updated on 4/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Top Secret $9 Trillion AI SuperweaponJeff Brown spotted Nvidia at $1. 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