Cibus (CBUS) Competitors

Aemetis (NASDAQ:AMTX) and Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer AMTX or CBUS?

Aemetis currently has a consensus target price of $13.63, suggesting a potential upside of 311.63%. Cibus has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,396.60%. Given Cibus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cibus is more favorable than Aemetis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aemetis	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Cibus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Is AMTX or CBUS more profitable?

Aemetis has a net margin of -36.92% compared to Cibus' net margin of -5,784.87%. Aemetis' return on equity of 0.00% beat Cibus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aemetis	-36.92%	N/A	-35.80%
Cibus	-5,784.87%	-53.20%	-18.04%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMTX or CBUS?

Aemetis has higher revenue and earnings than Cibus. Aemetis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cibus, 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
Aemetis	$267.64M	0.68	-$87.54M	-$1.87	-1.77
Cibus	$4.26M	11.27	-$251.39M	-$10.98	-0.13

Does the media refer more to AMTX or CBUS?

In the previous week, Aemetis and Aemetis both had 1 articles in the media. Aemetis' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Cibus' score of 0.00 indicating that Aemetis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aemetis	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cibus	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, AMTX or CBUS?

Aemetis has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cibus has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AMTX or CBUS?

27.0% of Aemetis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Cibus shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.9% of Aemetis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 49.4% of Cibus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cibus beats Aemetis on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.