Origin Materials (ORGN) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend ORGN or ASPI?

Origin Materials presently has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 141.94%. ASP Isotopes has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential downside of 21.33%. Given Origin Materials' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Origin Materials is more favorable than ASP Isotopes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Origin Materials	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
ASP Isotopes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ORGN or ASPI?

Origin Materials has higher revenue and earnings than ASP Isotopes. ASP Isotopes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin Materials, 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
Origin Materials	$31.28M	2.96	$23.80M	-$0.59	-1.05
ASP Isotopes	$4.14M	99.47	-$16.29M	-$0.61	-9.38

Does the media favor ORGN or ASPI?

In the previous week, Origin Materials had 2 more articles in the media than ASP Isotopes. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Origin Materials and 3 mentions for ASP Isotopes. ASP Isotopes' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Origin Materials' score of 0.81 indicating that ASP Isotopes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Origin Materials	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ASP Isotopes	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ORGN or ASPI?

Origin Materials received 51 more outperform votes than ASP Isotopes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave ASP Isotopes an outperform vote while only 60.42% of users gave Origin Materials an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Origin Materials	Outperform Votes 58 60.42%	Underperform Votes 38 39.58%
ASP Isotopes	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

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

29.9% of Origin Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.8% of ASP Isotopes shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.5% of Origin Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of ASP Isotopes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, ORGN or ASPI?

Origin Materials has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASP Isotopes has a beta of 3.44, suggesting that its share price is 244% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ORGN or ASPI more profitable?

Origin Materials has a net margin of -229.52% compared to ASP Isotopes' net margin of -807.39%. Origin Materials' return on equity of -21.26% beat ASP Isotopes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Materials	-229.52%	-21.26%	-19.30%
ASP Isotopes	-807.39%	-123.83%	-51.58%

Summary

Origin Materials beats ASP Isotopes on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.