Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GEVO or ALTO?

Alto Ingredients has higher revenue and earnings than Gevo. Gevo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alto Ingredients, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Gevo $177.51M 2.02 -$33.84M -$0.89 N/A Alto Ingredients $943.33M 0.31 $13.34M $0.67 5.57

Is GEVO or ALTO more profitable?

Alto Ingredients has a net margin of 5.51% compared to Gevo's net margin of -119.93%. Alto Ingredients' return on equity of 18.54% beat Gevo's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gevo -119.93% -6.50% -4.22% Alto Ingredients 5.51% 18.54% 11.61%

Is ALTO or OPAL more profitable?

Alto Ingredients has a net margin of 5.51% compared to OPAL Fuels' net margin of 0.65%. Alto Ingredients' return on equity of 18.54% beat OPAL Fuels' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alto Ingredients 5.51% 18.54% 11.61% OPAL Fuels 0.65% 15.54% 0.22%

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ALTO vs. GPRE, GEVO, CLNE, MNTK, and OPAL

Should you buy Alto Ingredients stock or one of its competitors? Alto Ingredients's main competitors and comparable companies include Green Plains (GPRE), Gevo (GEVO), Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), Montauk Renewables (MNTK), and OPAL Fuels (OPAL). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "oil & gas refining & marketing" industry.

How does Alto Ingredients compare to Green Plains?

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) and Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Green Plains has a net margin of 6.78% compared to Alto Ingredients' net margin of 5.51%. Alto Ingredients' return on equity of 18.54% beat Green Plains' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Green Plains	6.78%	14.52%	7.33%
Alto Ingredients	5.51%	18.54%	11.61%

In the previous week, Green Plains had 3 more articles in the media than Alto Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Green Plains and 0 mentions for Alto Ingredients. Alto Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Green Plains' score of 0.84 indicating that Alto Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Green Plains	Positive
Alto Ingredients	Positive

42.4% of Alto Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Green Plains shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Alto Ingredients 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.

Alto Ingredients has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Green Plains. Alto Ingredients is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Green Plains, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Green Plains	$2.09B	0.51	-$121.28M	$1.59	9.50
Alto Ingredients	$943.33M	0.31	$13.34M	$0.67	5.57

Green Plains has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alto Ingredients has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the broader market.

Green Plains currently has a consensus price target of $15.43, indicating a potential upside of 2.11%. Alto Ingredients has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 168.10%. Given Alto Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alto Ingredients is more favorable than Green Plains.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Green Plains	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Alto Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Green Plains and Alto Ingredients tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Alto Ingredients compare to Gevo?

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) and Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and risk.

Gevo currently has a consensus price target of $2.55, indicating a potential upside of 75.86%. Alto Ingredients has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 168.10%. Given Alto Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alto Ingredients is more favorable than Gevo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gevo	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Alto Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

In the previous week, Gevo had 5 more articles in the media than Alto Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gevo and 0 mentions for Alto Ingredients. Alto Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Gevo's score of 0.40 indicating that Alto Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gevo	Neutral
Alto Ingredients	Positive

35.2% of Gevo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Alto Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Gevo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Alto Ingredients shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Alto Ingredients has higher revenue and earnings than Gevo. Gevo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alto Ingredients, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gevo	$177.51M	2.02	-$33.84M	-$0.89	N/A
Alto Ingredients	$943.33M	0.31	$13.34M	$0.67	5.57

Gevo has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alto Ingredients has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the broader market.

Alto Ingredients has a net margin of 5.51% compared to Gevo's net margin of -119.93%. Alto Ingredients' return on equity of 18.54% beat Gevo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gevo	-119.93%	-6.50%	-4.22%
Alto Ingredients	5.51%	18.54%	11.61%

Summary

Alto Ingredients beats Gevo on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Alto Ingredients compare to Clean Energy Fuels?

Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE) and Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Alto Ingredients has higher revenue and earnings than Clean Energy Fuels. Clean Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alto Ingredients, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clean Energy Fuels	$442.37M	0.81	-$222.02M	-$0.44	N/A
Alto Ingredients	$943.33M	0.31	$13.34M	$0.67	5.57

Clean Energy Fuels presently has a consensus price target of $2.38, suggesting a potential upside of 47.12%. Alto Ingredients has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 168.10%. Given Alto Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alto Ingredients is more favorable than Clean Energy Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clean Energy Fuels	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Alto Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

49.9% of Clean Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Alto Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Clean Energy Fuels shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Alto Ingredients shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Alto Ingredients has a net margin of 5.51% compared to Clean Energy Fuels' net margin of -21.27%. Alto Ingredients' return on equity of 18.54% beat Clean Energy Fuels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clean Energy Fuels	-21.27%	-16.52%	-8.87%
Alto Ingredients	5.51%	18.54%	11.61%

Clean Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alto Ingredients has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Alto Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Clean Energy Fuels' score of 0.00 indicating that Alto Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Clean Energy Fuels	Neutral
Alto Ingredients	Positive

Summary

Alto Ingredients beats Clean Energy Fuels on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Alto Ingredients compare to Montauk Renewables?

Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) and Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Alto Ingredients has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

Alto Ingredients has higher revenue and earnings than Montauk Renewables. Alto Ingredients is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montauk Renewables, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alto Ingredients	$943.33M	0.31	$13.34M	$0.67	5.57
Montauk Renewables	$189.10M	1.72	$1.75M	$0.06	38.00

42.4% of Alto Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Alto Ingredients shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.3% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Alto Ingredients has a net margin of 5.51% compared to Montauk Renewables' net margin of 3.40%. Alto Ingredients' return on equity of 18.54% beat Montauk Renewables' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alto Ingredients	5.51%	18.54%	11.61%
Montauk Renewables	3.40%	2.45%	1.47%

In the previous week, Montauk Renewables had 3 more articles in the media than Alto Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Montauk Renewables and 0 mentions for Alto Ingredients. Alto Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Montauk Renewables' score of 0.56 indicating that Alto Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alto Ingredients	Positive
Montauk Renewables	Positive

Alto Ingredients currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 168.10%. Montauk Renewables has a consensus price target of $1.80, suggesting a potential downside of 21.05%. Given Alto Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alto Ingredients is more favorable than Montauk Renewables.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alto Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Montauk Renewables	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Summary

Alto Ingredients beats Montauk Renewables on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Alto Ingredients compare to OPAL Fuels?

Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) and OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

OPAL Fuels has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alto Ingredients. OPAL Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alto Ingredients, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alto Ingredients	$943.33M	0.31	$13.34M	$0.67	5.57
OPAL Fuels	$348.98M	0.93	$14.75M	-$0.01	N/A

42.4% of Alto Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Alto Ingredients shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 85.7% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Alto Ingredients has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, OPAL Fuels has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Alto Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat OPAL Fuels' score of 0.00 indicating that Alto Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alto Ingredients	Positive
OPAL Fuels	Neutral

Alto Ingredients has a net margin of 5.51% compared to OPAL Fuels' net margin of 0.65%. Alto Ingredients' return on equity of 18.54% beat OPAL Fuels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alto Ingredients	5.51%	18.54%	11.61%
OPAL Fuels	0.65%	15.54%	0.22%

Alto Ingredients presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 168.10%. OPAL Fuels has a consensus target price of $2.40, suggesting a potential upside of 29.03%. Given Alto Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alto Ingredients is more favorable than OPAL Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alto Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
OPAL Fuels	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Summary

Alto Ingredients beats OPAL Fuels on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ALTO vs. The Competition

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Metric	Alto Ingredients	Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Industry	Energy Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$296.31M	$11.25B	$9.82B	$13.29B
Dividend Yield	N/A	10.19%	10.66%	12.57%
P/E Ratio	5.57	17.65	20.68	25.69
Price / Sales	0.31	627.36	512.46	78.99
Price / Cash	8.77	39.86	36.15	52.76
Price / Book	1.18	4.43	4.00	6.32
Net Income	$13.34M	$5.28B	$4.35B	$359.73M
7 Day Performance	-7.21%	-1.89%	-1.74%	0.17%
1 Month Performance	-10.98%	-0.06%	-0.33%	-3.27%
1 Year Performance	242.20%	29.16%	30.29%	5.58%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ALTO Alto Ingredients	3.5951 of 5 stars	$3.73 -2.4%	$10.00 +168.1%	+239.1%	$296.31M	$943.33M	5.57	390
GPRE Green Plains	1.4754 of 5 stars	$14.87 +1.8%	$15.43 +3.8%	+63.2%	$1.04B	$1.83B	9.35	642	Analyst Upgrade
GEVO Gevo	3.0439 of 5 stars	$1.57 -1.3%	$2.55 +62.4%	-29.6%	$388.16M	$177.51M	N/A	151	News Coverage
CLNE Clean Energy Fuels	2.4889 of 5 stars	$1.73 -2.8%	$2.38 +37.8%	-39.1%	$381.00M	$424.83M	N/A	503	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
MNTK Montauk Renewables	1.7263 of 5 stars	$2.29 +3.6%	$1.80 -21.4%	+12.3%	$325.96M	$189.10M	38.17	189

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Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Competitors

ALTO vs. GPRE, GEVO, CLNE, MNTK, and OPAL

How does Alto Ingredients compare to Green Plains?

Is GPRE or ALTO more profitable?

Does the media refer more to GPRE or ALTO?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GPRE or ALTO?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GPRE or ALTO?

Which has more volatility and risk, GPRE or ALTO?

Do analysts recommend GPRE or ALTO?

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How does Alto Ingredients compare to Gevo?

Do analysts rate GEVO or ALTO?

Does the media refer more to GEVO or ALTO?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GEVO or ALTO?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GEVO or ALTO?

Which has more volatility & risk, GEVO or ALTO?

Is GEVO or ALTO more profitable?

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How does Alto Ingredients compare to Clean Energy Fuels?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CLNE or ALTO?

Do analysts rate CLNE or ALTO?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CLNE or ALTO?

Is CLNE or ALTO more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, CLNE or ALTO?

Does the media favor CLNE or ALTO?

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How does Alto Ingredients compare to Montauk Renewables?

Which has more risk & volatility, ALTO or MNTK?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ALTO or MNTK?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ALTO or MNTK?

Is ALTO or MNTK more profitable?

Does the media prefer ALTO or MNTK?

Do analysts rate ALTO or MNTK?

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How does Alto Ingredients compare to OPAL Fuels?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ALTO or OPAL?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ALTO or OPAL?

Which has more volatility and risk, ALTO or OPAL?

Does the media refer more to ALTO or OPAL?

Is ALTO or OPAL more profitable?

Do analysts recommend ALTO or OPAL?

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