AltEnergy Acquisition (AEAE) Competitors $11.91 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/25/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AEAE vs. REFI, BRT, CIO, FRGE, ANNA, CEPO, SBXD, ANTA, SJT, and NREFShould you be buying AltEnergy Acquisition stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AltEnergy Acquisition include Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI), BRT Apartments (BRT), City Office REIT (CIO), Forge Global (FRGE), AleAnna (ANNA), Cantor Equity Partners (CEPO), SilverBox Corp IV (SBXD), Antalpha Platform (ANTA), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT), and NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NREF). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. AltEnergy Acquisition vs. Its Competitors Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance BRT Apartments City Office REIT Forge Global AleAnna Cantor Equity Partners SilverBox Corp IV Antalpha Platform San Juan Basin Royalty Trust NexPoint Real Estate Finance Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (NASDAQ:REFI) and AltEnergy Acquisition (NASDAQ:AEAE) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals believe in REFI or AEAE? 25.5% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of AltEnergy Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.0% of AltEnergy Acquisition shares are held by company 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. Which has more volatility and risk, REFI or AEAE? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AltEnergy Acquisition has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is REFI or AEAE more profitable? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 67.95% compared to AltEnergy Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 12.32% beat AltEnergy Acquisition's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance67.95% 12.32% 9.03% AltEnergy Acquisition N/A N/A N/A Which has better valuation and earnings, REFI or AEAE? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has higher revenue and earnings than AltEnergy Acquisition. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance$54.95M5.48$37.04M$1.837.80AltEnergy AcquisitionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media prefer REFI or AEAE? In the previous week, Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance had 5 more articles in the media than AltEnergy Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance and 0 mentions for AltEnergy Acquisition. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat AltEnergy Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Positive AltEnergy Acquisition Neutral Do analysts prefer REFI or AEAE? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.06%. Given Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is more favorable than AltEnergy Acquisition.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33AltEnergy Acquisition 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance beats AltEnergy Acquisition on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AltEnergy Acquisition News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEAE 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 AEAE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAltEnergy AcquisitionHolding Offices IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$74.63M$229.57M$6.47B$9.73BDividend YieldN/A3.17%4.17%4.07%P/E RatioN/A0.1714.3326.09Price / SalesN/A528.201,788.9387.72Price / CashN/A123.70127.5059.08Price / BookN/A8.473.746.67Net IncomeN/A-$11.59M$1.23B$265.43M7 Day PerformanceN/A6.42%0.83%3.36%1 Month PerformanceN/A5.76%2.12%0.39%1 Year PerformanceN/A179.32%24.82%19.43% AltEnergy Acquisition Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEAEAltEnergy AcquisitionN/A$11.91flatN/AN/A$74.63MN/A0.003REFIChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance3.0738 of 5 stars$14.18+0.3%$20.00+41.0%-10.8%$297.99M$54.95M7.75N/ABRTBRT Apartments2.8681 of 5 stars$15.36+0.9%$21.00+36.7%-15.2%$288.30M$95.63M-31.359CIOCity Office REIT2.8245 of 5 stars$6.93+0.1%N/A+14.8%$279.32M$168.89M-2.1820Positive NewsFRGEForge Global3.4685 of 5 stars$19.53-2.5%$35.50+81.8%-17.0%$272.30M$79.33M-3.663ANNAAleAnnaN/A$4.11+2.2%N/AN/A$267.95M$1.42M-205.50N/APositive NewsCEPOCantor Equity PartnersN/A$10.46-0.5%N/AN/A$267.88MN/A0.002News CoverageSBXDSilverBox Corp IVN/A$10.47+0.1%N/AN/A$266.26MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsANTAAntalpha PlatformN/A$11.45-0.4%N/AN/A$265.70M$47.46M0.0096Positive NewsSJTSan Juan Basin Royalty Trust0.2102 of 5 stars$5.85+2.6%N/A+70.8%$265.67MN/A0.002,020Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNREFNexPoint Real Estate Finance2.6314 of 5 stars$15.04+1.1%$14.75-1.9%-4.2%$263.52M$72.51M6.241 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies REFI Alternatives BRT Alternatives CIO Alternatives FRGE Alternatives ANNA Alternatives CEPO Alternatives SBXD Alternatives ANTA Alternatives SJT Alternatives NREF Alternatives 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:AEAE) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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