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, HUSA, MNTK, FET, RNGR, NC, SJT, WTI, NRGV, and PNRGShould you be buying Alto Ingredients stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alto Ingredients include Comstock (LODE), Houston American Energy (HUSA), Montauk Renewables (MNTK), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Ranger Energy Services (RNGR), NACCO Industries (NC), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT), W&T Offshore (WTI), Energy Vault (NRGV), and PrimeEnergy (PNRG). Alto Ingredients vs. Its Competitors Comstock Houston American Energy Montauk Renewables Forum Energy Technologies Ranger Energy Services NACCO Industries San Juan Basin Royalty Trust W&T Offshore Energy Vault PrimeEnergy Comstock (NYSE:LODE) and Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:PEIX) are both small-cap industrial organic chemicals industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, LODE or PEIX? Comstock has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alto Ingredients has a beta of 3.35, meaning that its share price is 235% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$3.28M26.94$9.16M-$1.20-2.05Alto Ingredients$1.42B0.05-$88.95M-$1.40-0.74 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer LODE or PEIX? In the previous week, Comstock had 12 more articles in the media than Alto Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Comstock and 0 mentions for Alto Ingredients. Comstock's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Alto Ingredients' score of 0.00 indicating that Comstock is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Comstock Neutral Alto Ingredients Neutral 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% Do analysts prefer LODE or PEIX? Comstock currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 62.60%. Given Comstock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Alto Ingredients 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryComstock beats Alto Ingredients on 8 of the 15 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$344.53M$7.92B$9.76BDividend YieldN/A2.59%10.92%4.08%P/E Ratio-1.281.3174.7726.03Price / Sales0.0549.7725,075.91103.94Price / CashN/A3.5135.3128.79Price / Book0.262.223.946.08Net Income-$88.95M$190.82M$4.27B$265.64M Alto Ingredients Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEIXAlto IngredientsN/A$1.04-1.9%N/A-26.9%$71.24M$1.42B-1.28500LODEComstock1.4004 of 5 stars$2.26-3.8%$4.00+77.0%+31.3%$80.19M$3.38M-18.8330HUSAHouston American Energy0.5692 of 5 stars$8.49-13.5%N/A-21.8%$287.32M$514.84K-26.532MNTKMontauk Renewables1.2184 of 5 stars$2.00-0.5%$3.33+66.7%-50.9%$285.94M$175.74M100.00130FETForum Energy Technologies1.7291 of 5 stars$23.43-1.4%N/A+39.6%$282.82M$816.40M-2.641,800Positive NewsRNGRRanger Energy Services1.6335 of 5 stars$12.62-1.3%$13.00+3.0%+12.9%$279.38M$571.10M12.751,950NCNACCO Industries3.4652 of 5 stars$35.91-2.0%N/A+34.0%$272.88M$237.71M8.431,700Dividend AnnouncementSJTSan Juan Basin Royalty Trust0.2577 of 5 stars$5.67+0.4%N/A+68.7%$263.34M$7.03M0.002,020Positive NewsWTIW&T Offshore0.8968 of 5 stars$1.68-3.7%N/A-20.8%$258.11M$525.26M-2.20320NRGVEnergy Vault1.4197 of 5 stars$1.44-5.0%$1.42-1.3%+48.6%$244.40M$46.20M-1.4870PNRGPrimeEnergy0.8752 of 5 stars$148.55+1.6%N/A+10.7%$242.71M$237.80M6.97110News CoverageEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Comstock Competitors Houston American Energy Competitors Montauk Renewables Competitors Forum Energy Technologies Competitors Ranger Energy Services Competitors NACCO Industries Competitors San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Competitors W&T Offshore Competitors Energy Vault Competitors PrimeEnergy 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 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredCover all your expenses with just $118,000 invested?Generate up to $5,000/month with 10X less money? That's what every financial advisor tells you. But I just ...Investors Alley | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. Here’s why I’m excited.So, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably saw the news… Nvidia just signed a $7 BILLION deal...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... Again Back in 2018, when Jeff Brown told everyone to buy Tesla… ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredFed Decision Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before September 30th On September 17th, the Fed faces an impossible choice—and Wall Street insiders are already preparing for the...American Alternative | SponsoredElon Musk’s New TechnologyElon Musk is building something in Memphis that could eclipse even Tesla and SpaceX. At the heart of it is a n...Paradigm Press | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredBREAKING: Meta, Apple and NASA rush to invest in new "E.I." techBig Tech and even NASA are racing to back a breakthrough known as “E.I. Tech,” set to launch September 1st. Ex...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Alto Ingredients, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Alto Ingredients With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
MarketBeat All Access