Aqua Metals (AQMS) Competitors $0.50 -0.05 (-9.09%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:54 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.51 +0.01 (+1.58%) As of 07/3/2025 04:54 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AQMS vs. INHD, HWM, MT, TS, PKX, GGB, TX, SID, CSTM, and WSShould you be buying Aqua Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aqua Metals include Inno (INHD), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ArcelorMittal (MT), Tenaris (TS), POSCO (PKX), Gerdau (GGB), Ternium (TX), National Steel (SID), Constellium (CSTM), and Worthington Steel (WS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Aqua Metals vs. Its Competitors Inno Howmet Aerospace ArcelorMittal Tenaris POSCO Gerdau Ternium National Steel Constellium Worthington Steel Inno (NASDAQ:INHD) and Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk. Is INHD or AQMS more profitable? Aqua Metals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Inno's net margin of -399.87%. Inno's return on equity of -78.75% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Inno-399.87% -78.75% -66.18% Aqua Metals N/A -147.77%-99.67% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in INHD or AQMS? 0.2% of Inno shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Aqua Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer INHD or AQMS? In the previous week, Aqua Metals had 3 more articles in the media than Inno. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Aqua Metals and 0 mentions for Inno. Inno's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aqua Metals'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Inno Neutral Aqua Metals Neutral Do analysts rate INHD or AQMS? Aqua Metals has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 4,157.43%. Given Aqua Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aqua Metals is more favorable than Inno.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Inno 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Aqua Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, INHD or AQMS? Inno has higher revenue and earnings than Aqua Metals. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInno$890K13.52-$3.21MN/AN/AAqua Metals$30K167.49-$24.55M-$3.85-0.13 Which has more volatility & risk, INHD or AQMS? Inno has a beta of -2.17, meaning that its stock price is 317% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAqua Metals beats Inno on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Aqua Metals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AQMS 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 AQMS 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 AQMS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAqua MetalsWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.22M$10.17B$13.13B$9.05BDividend YieldN/A1.30%2.54%4.03%P/E Ratio-0.1335.5328.8220.23Price / Sales167.4920.0541.14118.64Price / CashN/A17.0326.6558.07Price / Book0.223.696.285.67Net Income-$24.55M$221.89M$188.91M$249.13M7 Day Performance-2.88%-0.16%3.62%3.28%1 Month Performance-30.82%0.16%4.68%5.56%1 Year Performance-92.05%14.55%38.79%21.12% Aqua Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AQMSAqua Metals2.0089 of 5 stars$0.51-9.1%$21.50+4,157.4%-91.9%$5.22M$30K-0.1320INHDInno0.022 of 5 stars$1.39-4.1%N/A-68.9%$8.83M$890K0.0011Gap UpHWMHowmet Aerospace4.583 of 5 stars$175.76+1.4%$142.13-19.1%+127.6%$70.95B$7.55B57.2523,930Positive NewsMTArcelorMittal4.036 of 5 stars$30.54+1.9%$32.95+7.9%+40.1%$25.02B$62.44B19.96125,416TSTenaris3.2767 of 5 stars$35.74-1.9%$44.00+23.1%+23.4%$20.78B$12.52B10.9025,874Analyst UpgradePKXPOSCO1.8498 of 5 stars$46.69-1.5%N/A-15.9%$14.17B$53.28B29.1844,502Analyst UpgradeGap UpGGBGerdau3.6941 of 5 stars$2.90+1.4%$3.80+31.0%-7.5%$6.03B$12.43B10.0025,557TXTernium1.7678 of 5 stars$29.57+0.7%$30.67+3.7%-15.6%$5.93B$17.65B-16.6133,949News CoverageSIDNational Steel0.7283 of 5 stars$1.43-0.3%$1.30-8.8%-35.3%$1.89B$8.10B-4.0729,695News CoverageCSTMConstellium3.5401 of 5 stars$13.05+1.0%$19.00+45.6%-23.1%$1.86B$7.34B28.3612,000Positive NewsWSWorthington Steel3.3862 of 5 stars$25.06+2.3%$34.00+35.7%0.0%$1.27B$3.17B11.714,600Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Inno Alternatives Howmet Aerospace Alternatives ArcelorMittal Alternatives Tenaris Alternatives POSCO Alternatives Gerdau Alternatives Ternium Alternatives National Steel Alternatives Constellium Alternatives Worthington Steel 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:AQMS) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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