This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Alto Ingredients (PEIX) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock PEIX vs. LODE, NGS, NC, PNRG, RNGR, SJT, WTI, BRY, FET, and KGEIShould you be buying Alto Ingredients stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alto Ingredients include Comstock (LODE), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), NACCO Industries (NC), PrimeEnergy (PNRG), Ranger Energy Services (RNGR), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT), W&T Offshore (WTI), Berry (BRY), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), and Kolibri Global Energy (KGEI). Alto Ingredients vs. Its Competitors Comstock Natural Gas Services Group NACCO Industries PrimeEnergy Ranger Energy Services San Juan Basin Royalty Trust W&T Offshore Berry Forum Energy Technologies Kolibri Global Energy Comstock (NYSE:LODE) and Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:PEIX) are both small-cap industrial organic chemicals industry companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LODE or PEIX? Comstock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alto Ingredients. Comstock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alto Ingredients, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioComstock$3.38M32.36$9.16M-$1.20-2.81Alto Ingredients$1.42B0.05-$88.95M-$1.40-0.74 Do analysts prefer LODE or PEIX? Comstock currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 463.80%. Given Comstock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Comstock is more favorable than Alto Ingredients.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Comstock 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Alto Ingredients 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is LODE or PEIX more profitable? Alto Ingredients has a net margin of -3.32% compared to Comstock's net margin of -1,210.13%. Alto Ingredients' return on equity of -2.90% beat Comstock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Comstock-1,210.13% -33.56% -23.62% Alto Ingredients -3.32%-2.90%-1.18% Which has more volatility and risk, LODE or PEIX? Comstock has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alto Ingredients has a beta of 3.35, indicating that its stock price is 235% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LODE or PEIX? 8.0% of Comstock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.5% of Alto Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Comstock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Alto Ingredients shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer LODE or PEIX? In the previous week, Comstock had 5 more articles in the media than Alto Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Comstock and 0 mentions for Alto Ingredients. Comstock's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Alto Ingredients' score of 0.00 indicating that Comstock is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Comstock Positive Alto Ingredients Neutral SummaryComstock beats Alto Ingredients on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alto Ingredients News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PEIX 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 PEIX 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 PEIX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlto IngredientsIndustrial Organic Chemicals IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$71.24M$333.61M$7.78B$9.53BDividend YieldN/A2.59%10.96%4.14%P/E Ratio-1.281.2475.3223.88Price / Sales0.0544.9822,498.6898.82Price / CashN/A3.5135.8358.35Price / Book0.262.873.985.60Net Income-$88.95M$190.82M$4.26B$265.26M Alto Ingredients Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEIXAlto IngredientsN/A$1.04+1.0%N/A-30.9%$71.24M$1.42B-1.28500LODEComstock1.7977 of 5 stars$3.33-3.5%$19.00+470.6%+149.6%$107.95M$3.38M-27.7530NGSNatural Gas Services Group4.0658 of 5 stars$24.66+0.8%$32.50+31.8%+39.9%$306.61M$156.74M18.27250Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNCNACCO Industries3.091 of 5 stars$40.31-2.1%N/A+44.3%$306.32M$237.71M8.711,700PNRGPrimeEnergy1.2728 of 5 stars$182.00+3.2%N/A+56.9%$292.78M$237.80M8.54110Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsRNGRRanger Energy Services1.5855 of 5 stars$14.72+13.6%$13.00-11.7%+13.2%$291.58M$571.10M12.831,950Positive NewsSJTSan Juan Basin Royalty Trust0.5509 of 5 stars$5.88+0.5%N/A+63.8%$272.66M$7.03M294.152,020Positive NewsWTIW&T Offshore0.6255 of 5 stars$1.87+1.9%N/A-19.0%$270.20M$525.26M-2.59320Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionGap DownBRYBerry4.0244 of 5 stars$3.20-3.9%$4.00+25.0%-49.1%$258.39M$776.50M-6.811,070FETForum Energy Technologies1.4953 of 5 stars$20.71+0.4%N/A+18.9%$255.18M$816.40M-2.061,800Upcoming EarningsKGEIKolibri Global Energy3.5246 of 5 stars$6.37+3.2%$11.00+72.7%+88.5%$219.38M$58.52M11.43N/ANews CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Comstock Competitors Natural Gas Services Group Competitors NACCO Industries Competitors PrimeEnergy Competitors Ranger Energy Services Competitors San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Competitors W&T Offshore Competitors Berry Competitors Forum Energy Technologies Competitors Kolibri Global Energy 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:PEIX) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredOne stock to replace NvidiaInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks One company to replace Amazon… another...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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