Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Alto Ingredients (PEIX) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrends PEIX vs. CDXS, LNZA, FF, LODE, ORGN, AMTX, VGAS, ALTO, TOMZ, and BSLKShould you be buying Alto Ingredients stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alto Ingredients include Codexis (CDXS), LanzaTech Global (LNZA), FutureFuel (FF), Comstock (LODE), Origin Materials (ORGN), Aemetis (AMTX), Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS), Alto Ingredients (ALTO), TOMI Environmental Solutions (TOMZ), and Bolt Projects (BSLK). Alto Ingredients vs. Codexis LanzaTech Global FutureFuel Comstock Origin Materials Aemetis Verde Clean Fuels Alto Ingredients TOMI Environmental Solutions Bolt Projects Codexis (NASDAQ:CDXS) and Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:PEIX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media favor CDXS or PEIX? In the previous week, Codexis had 5 more articles in the media than Alto Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Codexis and 0 mentions for Alto Ingredients. Codexis' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Alto Ingredients' score of 0.00 indicating that Codexis is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Codexis Positive Alto Ingredients Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CDXS or PEIX? Codexis has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alto Ingredients. Codexis 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 RatioCodexis$64.45M6.31-$76.24M-$0.87-5.75Alto Ingredients$1.42B0.07-$88.95M-$1.40-1.11 Is CDXS or PEIX more profitable? Alto Ingredients has a net margin of -3.32% compared to Codexis' net margin of -96.35%. Alto Ingredients' return on equity of -2.90% beat Codexis' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Codexis-96.35% -71.56% -38.00% Alto Ingredients -3.32%-2.90%-1.18% Do institutionals and insiders believe in CDXS or PEIX? 78.5% of Codexis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.5% of Alto Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Codexis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Alto Ingredients 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 more risk & volatility, CDXS or PEIX? Codexis has a beta of 2.15, indicating that its stock price is 115% 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 analysts rate CDXS or PEIX? Codexis currently has a consensus target price of $8.33, indicating a potential upside of 66.67%. Given Codexis' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Codexis is more favorable than Alto Ingredients.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Codexis 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Alto Ingredients 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor CDXS or PEIX? Alto Ingredients received 8 more outperform votes than Codexis when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.57% of users gave Alto Ingredients an outperform vote while only 61.47% of users gave Codexis an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCodexisOutperform Votes35161.47% Underperform Votes22038.53% Alto IngredientsOutperform Votes35973.57% Underperform Votes12926.43% SummaryCodexis and Alto Ingredients tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaGrab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto AnnouncementUnder-the-Radar Crypto Could Soar by Jan. 20th Investors in the know could bank HUGE profits! Click HERE to access this free report 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 {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 PEIX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlto IngredientsIndustrial Organic Chemicals IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$106.85M$2.47B$8.73B$8.94BDividend YieldN/A3.56%11.66%4.13%P/E Ratio-1.9314.2513.0117.10Price / Sales0.07953.5454.72120.66Price / CashN/A29.8910.9737.89Price / Book0.381.644.065.07Net Income-$88.95M$8.51M$954.17M$226.29M Alto Ingredients Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEIXAlto IngredientsN/A$1.56+2.0%N/A-41.4%$106.85M$1.42B-1.93500Gap UpCDXSCodexis4.0855 of 5 stars$4.68-6.2%$8.33+78.1%+56.4%$380.85M$64.45M-5.38250Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsLNZALanzaTech Global1.4469 of 5 stars$1.60-14.0%$4.00+150.0%-72.8%$316.42M$58.03M-2.46414Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeFFFutureFuel4.0484 of 5 stars$5.27+1.3%$0.80-84.8%-13.0%$230.63M$273.84M6.43515Short Interest ↑News CoverageLODEComstock1.5706 of 5 stars$0.90+30.3%$2.60+188.3%+46.1%$197.61M$1.86M-7.5230High Trading VolumeORGNOrigin Materials3.0118 of 5 stars$1.14+9.6%$3.00+163.2%+53.1%$166.73M$35.12M-2.00160News CoverageAMTXAemetis2.1223 of 5 stars$2.82+0.4%$12.95+359.2%-48.7%$140.25M$291.40M-1.25160Short Interest ↑VGASVerde Clean FuelsN/A$4.03+1.5%N/A+72.5%$129.16MN/A-8.062ALTOAlto Ingredients3.5375 of 5 stars$1.57-6.8%$5.50+251.4%-41.4%$119.95M$1.00B-3.01420Positive NewsTOMZTOMI Environmental Solutions3.5431 of 5 stars$1.02-2.9%$3.50+243.1%+4.0%$20.42M$8.20M-7.8526Gap DownBSLKBolt ProjectsN/A$0.53+2.2%N/AN/A$17.18M$2.15M0.0012News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Codexis Competitors LanzaTech Global Competitors FutureFuel Competitors Comstock Competitors Origin Materials Competitors Aemetis Competitors Verde Clean Fuels Competitors Alto Ingredients Competitors TOMI Environmental Solutions Competitors Bolt Projects Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PEIX) was last updated on 1/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3 CENT Crypto to Explode December 16th?Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | Sponsored Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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