Aqua Metals (AQMS) Competitors

Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) and Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Is AQMS or OCC more profitable?

Aqua Metals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of -6.31%. Optical Cable's return on equity of -19.50% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aqua Metals	N/A	-91.44%	-68.32%
Optical Cable	-6.31%	-19.50%	-10.64%

Does the media favor AQMS or OCC?

In the previous week, Optical Cable had 6 more articles in the media than Aqua Metals. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Optical Cable and 1 mentions for Aqua Metals. Aqua Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Optical Cable's score of 0.32 indicating that Aqua Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aqua Metals	Very Positive
Optical Cable	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AQMS or OCC?

Optical Cable has higher revenue and earnings than Aqua Metals. Optical Cable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aqua Metals, 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
Aqua Metals	$30K	271.27	-$23.94M	-$3.85	-0.24
Optical Cable	$69.00M	0.31	-$4.21M	-$0.38	-6.89

Which has more risk and volatility, AQMS or OCC?

Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Optical Cable has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AQMS or OCC?

Aqua Metals received 149 more outperform votes than Optical Cable when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.29% of users gave Optical Cable an outperform vote while only 61.61% of users gave Aqua Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aqua Metals	Outperform Votes 260 61.61%	Underperform Votes 162 38.39%
Optical Cable	Outperform Votes 111 65.29%	Underperform Votes 59 34.71%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AQMS or OCC?

22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of Optical Cable shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Aqua Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of Optical Cable shares are held 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.

Do analysts recommend AQMS or OCC?

Aqua Metals currently has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2,262.64%. Given Aqua Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Aqua Metals is more favorable than Optical Cable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aqua Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Optical Cable	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Aqua Metals beats Optical Cable on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.