Aemetis (AMTX) Competitors

Aemetis (NASDAQ:AMTX) and Standard Lithium (NYSE:SLI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media favor AMTX or SLI?

In the previous week, Aemetis had 2 more articles in the media than Standard Lithium. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Aemetis and 1 mentions for Standard Lithium. Standard Lithium's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Aemetis' score of 0.75 indicating that Standard Lithium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aemetis	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Standard Lithium	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AMTX or SLI?

27.0% of Aemetis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.8% of Standard Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Aemetis shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Standard Lithium shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AMTX or SLI more profitable?

Standard Lithium has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Aemetis' net margin of -33.21%. Aemetis' return on equity of 0.00% beat Standard Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aemetis	-33.21%	N/A	-40.11%
Standard Lithium	N/A	-11.52%	-10.25%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AMTX or SLI?

Standard Lithium has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aemetis. Aemetis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standard Lithium, 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
Aemetis	$267.64M	0.26	-$46.42M	-$1.98	-0.66
Standard Lithium	N/A	N/A	$108.82M	$0.59	2.40

Do analysts recommend AMTX or SLI?

Aemetis currently has a consensus price target of $14.56, suggesting a potential upside of 1,015.90%. Standard Lithium has a consensus price target of $3.95, suggesting a potential upside of 179.15%. Given Aemetis' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Aemetis is more favorable than Standard Lithium.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aemetis	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Standard Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, AMTX or SLI?

Aemetis has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standard Lithium has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMTX or SLI?

Aemetis received 179 more outperform votes than Standard Lithium when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Standard Lithium an outperform vote while only 59.74% of users gave Aemetis an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aemetis	Outperform Votes 181 59.74%	Underperform Votes 122 40.26%
Standard Lithium	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Standard Lithium beats Aemetis on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.