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$2.73 -0.08 (-2.85%)
As of 08/28/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

AQMS vs. QRHC, PMEC, CDTG, ZDAI, and AWX

Should you buy Aqua Metals stock or one of its competitors? Aqua Metals's main competitors and comparable companies include Quest Resource (QRHC), Primech (PMEC), CDT Environmental Technology Investment (CDTG), DirectBooking Technology (ZDAI), and Avalon (AWX). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "environmental & facilities services" industry.

How does Aqua Metals compare to Quest Resource?

Quest Resource (NASDAQ:QRHC) and Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability.

Aqua Metals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Quest Resource's net margin of -7.07%. Quest Resource's return on equity of -14.75% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Quest Resource-7.07% -14.75% -3.78%
Aqua Metals N/A -145.58%-106.72%

Quest Resource has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Aqua Metals has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 83.15%. Given Aqua Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aqua Metals is more favorable than Quest Resource.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Quest Resource
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Aqua Metals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, Aqua Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Quest Resource. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aqua Metals and 1 mentions for Quest Resource. Quest Resource's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Aqua Metals' score of 0.94 indicating that Quest Resource is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Quest Resource Positive
Aqua Metals Positive

48.2% of Quest Resource shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Quest Resource shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Aqua Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Quest Resource has higher revenue and earnings than Aqua Metals. Quest Resource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aqua Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Quest Resource$248.05M0.12-$15.38M-$0.82N/A
Aqua MetalsN/AN/A-$22.65M-$4.72N/A

Summary

Quest Resource beats Aqua Metals on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Aqua Metals compare to Primech?

Primech (NASDAQ:PMEC) and Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

In the previous week, Primech and Primech both had 2 articles in the media. Primech's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Aqua Metals' score of 0.94 indicating that Primech is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Primech
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Aqua Metals
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Aqua Metals has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 83.15%. Given Aqua Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aqua Metals is more favorable than Primech.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Primech
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Aqua Metals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Primech has higher revenue and earnings than Aqua Metals.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Primech$78.01M0.25-$2.44MN/AN/A
Aqua MetalsN/AN/A-$22.65M-$4.72N/A

Primech's return on equity of 0.00% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PrimechN/A N/A N/A
Aqua Metals N/A -145.58%-106.72%

Primech has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

88.1% of Primech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Aqua Metals 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.

Summary

Primech beats Aqua Metals on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Aqua Metals compare to CDT Environmental Technology Investment?

Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) and CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

CDT Environmental Technology Investment's return on equity of 0.00% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aqua MetalsN/A -145.58% -106.72%
CDT Environmental Technology Investment N/A N/A N/A

CDT Environmental Technology Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Aqua Metals.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Aqua MetalsN/AN/A-$22.65M-$4.72N/A
CDT Environmental Technology Investment$18.23M0.23-$10.20MN/AN/A

22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Aqua Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Aqua Metals presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 83.15%. Given Aqua Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Aqua Metals is more favorable than CDT Environmental Technology Investment.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Aqua Metals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
CDT Environmental Technology Investment
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

In the previous week, Aqua Metals and Aqua Metals both had 2 articles in the media. Aqua Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat CDT Environmental Technology Investment's score of 0.44 indicating that Aqua Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Aqua Metals Positive
CDT Environmental Technology Investment Neutral

Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CDT Environmental Technology Investment has a beta of -1.94, meaning that its stock price is 294% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Aqua Metals beats CDT Environmental Technology Investment on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Aqua Metals compare to DirectBooking Technology?

Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) and DirectBooking Technology (NASDAQ:ZDAI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

DirectBooking Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Aqua Metals.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Aqua MetalsN/AN/A-$22.65M-$4.72N/A
DirectBooking Technology$8.94M1.55-$13.29MN/AN/A

DirectBooking Technology's return on equity of 0.00% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aqua MetalsN/A -145.58% -106.72%
DirectBooking Technology N/A N/A N/A

Aqua Metals presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 83.15%. Given Aqua Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Aqua Metals is more favorable than DirectBooking Technology.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Aqua Metals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
DirectBooking Technology
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DirectBooking Technology has a beta of 2.36, suggesting that its share price is 136% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Aqua Metals had 1 more articles in the media than DirectBooking Technology. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aqua Metals and 1 mentions for DirectBooking Technology. DirectBooking Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Aqua Metals' score of 0.94 indicating that DirectBooking Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Aqua Metals Positive
DirectBooking Technology Very Positive

Summary

Aqua Metals and DirectBooking Technology tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Aqua Metals compare to Avalon?

Avalon (NYSE:AWX) and Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Avalon has a net margin of 1.17% compared to Aqua Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Avalon's return on equity of 2.72% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Avalon1.17% 2.72% 1.10%
Aqua Metals N/A -145.58%-106.72%

In the previous week, Aqua Metals had 2 more articles in the media than Avalon. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aqua Metals and 0 mentions for Avalon. Aqua Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Avalon's score of 0.00 indicating that Aqua Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Avalon Neutral
Aqua Metals Positive

Aqua Metals has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 83.15%. Given Aqua Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aqua Metals is more favorable than Avalon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Avalon
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Aqua Metals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Avalon has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Avalon$85.78M0.12-$1.77M$0.318.61
Aqua MetalsN/AN/A-$22.65M-$4.72N/A

34.4% of Avalon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Avalon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

Avalon beats Aqua Metals on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AQMS vs. The Competition

MetricAqua MetalsCommercial Services & Supplies IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9.73M$4.24B$10.53B$12.90B
Dividend YieldN/A5.08%97.24%11.28%
P/E Ratio-0.5829.6326.3725.45
Price / SalesN/A1,412.06365.7276.64
Price / CashN/A22.4124.3853.00
Price / Book1.024.204.646.14
Net Income-$22.65M$146.68M$611.08M$348.86M
7 Day Performance-2.85%0.61%-0.86%-0.80%
1 Month Performance-4.55%2.53%1.92%4.13%
1 Year Performance-28.53%4.79%10.97%15.17%

Aqua Metals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AQMS
Aqua Metals
2.1561 of 5 stars
$2.73
-2.8%
$5.00
+83.2%
-28.5%$9.73MN/AN/A20
QRHC
Quest Resource
1.071 of 5 stars
$1.61
-1.2%
N/A-23.9%$34.59M$250.22MN/A190
PMEC
Primech
0.4534 of 5 stars
$0.52
+7.7%
N/A-71.4%$19.63M$78.01MN/A3,117
CDTG
CDT Environmental Technology Investment
0.5971 of 5 stars
$4.68
+67.0%
N/A-92.7%$19.16M$18.23MN/A107
ZDAI
DirectBooking Technology
0.9745 of 5 stars
$1.63
-3.6%
N/A-78.8%$13.11M$19.28MN/AN/A

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This page (NASDAQ:AQMS) was last updated on 8/30/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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