Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP) Competitors $2.64 -0.04 (-1.42%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.64 +0.00 (+0.11%) As of 09/12/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AP vs. PLL, EML, BOOM, NNBR, HURC, TBLT, PH, ITW, XYL, and IRShould you be buying Ampco-Pittsburgh stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ampco-Pittsburgh include Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Eastern (EML), DMC Global (BOOM), NN (NNBR), Hurco Companies (HURC), ToughBuilt Industries (TBLT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Xylem (XYL), and Ingersoll Rand (IR). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Ampco-Pittsburgh vs. Its Competitors Piedmont Lithium Eastern DMC Global NN Hurco Companies ToughBuilt Industries Parker-Hannifin Illinois Tool Works Xylem Ingersoll Rand Ampco-Pittsburgh (NYSE:AP) and Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ:PLL) are both small-cap industrial machinery companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AP or PLL? Ampco-Pittsburgh has higher revenue and earnings than Piedmont Lithium. Ampco-Pittsburgh is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Piedmont Lithium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmpco-Pittsburgh$418.30M0.13$440K-$0.24-11.01Piedmont Lithium$99.88M1.61-$64.76M-$2.56-2.86 Do analysts prefer AP or PLL? Piedmont Lithium has a consensus target price of $10.94, suggesting a potential upside of 49.32%. Given Piedmont Lithium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Piedmont Lithium is more favorable than Ampco-Pittsburgh.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ampco-Pittsburgh 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Piedmont Lithium 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Is AP or PLL more profitable? Ampco-Pittsburgh has a net margin of -1.22% compared to Piedmont Lithium's net margin of -50.60%. Ampco-Pittsburgh's return on equity of 1.40% beat Piedmont Lithium's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ampco-Pittsburgh-1.22% 1.40% 0.19% Piedmont Lithium -50.60%-18.57%-16.06% Does the media prefer AP or PLL? In the previous week, Piedmont Lithium had 1 more articles in the media than Ampco-Pittsburgh. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Piedmont Lithium and 1 mentions for Ampco-Pittsburgh. Piedmont Lithium's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Ampco-Pittsburgh's score of 1.05 indicating that Piedmont Lithium is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ampco-Pittsburgh 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Piedmont Lithium 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, AP or PLL? Ampco-Pittsburgh has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piedmont Lithium has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AP or PLL? 49.2% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of Piedmont Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 31.6% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Piedmont Lithium shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAmpco-Pittsburgh and Piedmont Lithium tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ampco-Pittsburgh News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 AP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmpco-PittsburghMETAL PROC&FABR IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$54.45M$2.37B$7.82B$21.59BDividend YieldN/A3.09%4.56%3.48%P/E Ratio-11.0129.90315.9929.75Price / Sales0.139.77217.2468.12Price / Cash2.8335.9628.9125.00Price / Book0.752.394.614.58Net Income$440K$107.36M$798.53M$999.94M7 Day Performance-3.47%0.52%0.98%0.68%1 Month Performance-17.57%0.70%0.86%3.10%1 Year Performance33.43%25.48%26.73%14.39% Ampco-Pittsburgh Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAmpco-Pittsburgh1.5273 of 5 stars$2.64-1.4%N/A+35.5%$54.45M$418.30M-11.011,634News CoveragePositive NewsLockup ExpirationPLLPiedmont Lithium2.067 of 5 stars$7.33-8.0%$10.94+49.3%+1.0%$160.78M$99.88M-2.8639,900Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEMLEastern1.3433 of 5 stars$24.07+0.5%N/A-17.1%$146.11M$269.05M-18.231,246Short Interest ↓BOOMDMC Global2.5101 of 5 stars$7.35+3.7%$8.50+15.6%-33.7%$145.92M$642.85M-0.851,600News CoveragePositive NewsNNBRNN1.9435 of 5 stars$2.51+0.8%$4.00+59.4%-35.7%$125.61M$464.29M-2.222,900HURCHurco Companies1.7537 of 5 stars$17.65-1.6%N/A-3.8%$116.67M$183.63M-8.40740News CoverageEarnings ReportShort Interest ↓Gap UpTBLTToughBuilt IndustriesN/A$0.79flatN/AN/A$1.14M$89.62M0.00180PHParker-Hannifin4.4519 of 5 stars$759.97+0.2%$770.94+1.4%+29.4%$96.93B$19.85B28.0257,950News CoveragePositive NewsITWIllinois Tool Works4.2885 of 5 stars$266.57+0.1%$260.67-2.2%+6.1%$77.61B$15.90B23.3644,000News CoveragePositive NewsXYLXylem4.7577 of 5 stars$139.91-0.5%$152.29+8.8%+8.0%$34.21B$8.73B36.3423,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastIRIngersoll Rand4.7619 of 5 stars$80.26-0.9%$97.75+21.8%-12.2%$32.17B$7.36B62.7021,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Piedmont Lithium Competitors Eastern Competitors DMC Global Competitors NN Competitors Hurco Companies Competitors ToughBuilt Industries Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Illinois Tool Works Competitors Xylem Competitors Ingersoll Rand 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 (NYSE:AP) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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