Aqua Metals (AQMS) Competitors $5.87 +1.82 (+44.94%) Closing price 09/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.98 -0.89 (-15.16%) As of 09/24/2025 07:59 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. HWM, MT, TS, PKX, TX, GGB, CSTM, SID, WS, and SPLPShould you be buying Aqua Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aqua Metals include Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ArcelorMittal (MT), Tenaris (TS), POSCO (PKX), Ternium (TX), Gerdau (GGB), Constellium (CSTM), National Steel (SID), Worthington Steel (WS), and Steel Partners (SPLP). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Aqua Metals vs. Its Competitors Howmet Aerospace ArcelorMittal Tenaris POSCO Ternium Gerdau Constellium National Steel Worthington Steel Steel Partners Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) and Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) are both steel works companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk. Does the media favor AQMS or HWM? In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 27 more articles in the media than Aqua Metals. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 1 mentions for Aqua Metals. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Aqua Metals' score of 0.49 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Aqua Metals Neutral Howmet Aerospace Positive Do analysts recommend AQMS or HWM? Aqua Metals presently has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 411.07%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus target price of $172.13, indicating a potential downside of 9.54%. Given Aqua Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aqua Metals is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aqua Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Howmet Aerospace 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AQMS or HWM? 22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, AQMS or HWM? Howmet Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Aqua Metals. Aqua Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAqua MetalsN/AN/A-$24.55M-$35.94-0.16Howmet Aerospace$7.43B10.32$1.16B$3.4255.64 Which has more volatility & risk, AQMS or HWM? Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AQMS or HWM more profitable? Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 18.09% compared to Aqua Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 28.17% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aqua MetalsN/A -214.23% -135.05% Howmet Aerospace 18.09%28.17%12.26% SummaryHowmet Aerospace beats Aqua Metals on 13 of the 16 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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 AQMS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAqua MetalsWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.69M$11.30B$27.85B$10.42BDividend YieldN/A1.16%2.76%4.61%P/E Ratio-0.1640.5027.0926.42Price / SalesN/A6.68758.41127.65Price / CashN/A16.7928.2061.52Price / Book0.263.987.856.39Net Income-$24.55M$245.70M$200.28M$271.13M7 Day Performance41.79%1.19%1.25%0.93%1 Month Performance63.06%13.96%12.91%7.52%1 Year Performance-84.42%3.68%50.91%30.06% Aqua Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AQMSAqua Metals2.9563 of 5 stars$5.87+44.9%$30.00+411.1%-84.6%$5.69MN/A-0.1620Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeHWMHowmet Aerospace3.9502 of 5 stars$189.34+1.9%$172.13-9.1%+91.6%$74.89B$7.43B55.3623,930Positive NewsMTArcelorMittal3.7935 of 5 stars$35.00+0.7%$33.45-4.4%+43.1%$28.47B$62.44B10.80125,416TSTenaris3.318 of 5 stars$35.84+0.0%$43.20+20.6%+13.1%$20.83B$12.52B9.7425,874PKXPOSCO2.1437 of 5 stars$52.07+2.6%N/A-32.0%$15.40B$53.28B64.2944,502TXTernium2.9784 of 5 stars$34.92+0.9%$32.67-6.4%-5.9%$6.94B$17.65B11.5233,949GGBGerdau3.9061 of 5 stars$3.11+2.5%$3.80+22.4%-7.9%$6.05B$12.43B10.7125,557Positive NewsCSTMConstellium3.8921 of 5 stars$15.17+1.5%$19.00+25.2%-8.2%$2.08B$7.34B79.8512,000Positive NewsSIDNational Steel2.4413 of 5 stars$1.50+1.0%$1.30-13.0%-31.6%$1.96B$8.10B-5.1629,695Positive NewsWSWorthington Steel3.3394 of 5 stars$33.44+0.3%$34.00+1.7%-7.6%$1.70B$3.09B15.344,800News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementSPLPSteel Partners1.5295 of 5 stars$42.01-0.5%N/A+1.8%$840.24M$2.03B4.314,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Howmet Aerospace Alternatives ArcelorMittal Alternatives Tenaris Alternatives POSCO Alternatives Ternium Alternatives Gerdau Alternatives Constellium Alternatives National Steel Alternatives Worthington Steel Alternatives Steel Partners 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 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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