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AQMS vs. APWC, INHD, HWM, MT, and TS

Should you buy Aqua Metals stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Aqua Metals with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Aqua Metals include Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Inno (INHD), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ArcelorMittal (MT), and Tenaris (TS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry.

How does Aqua Metals compare to Asia Pacific Wire & Cable?

Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) and Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned 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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Aqua Metals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, Aqua Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Asia Pacific Wire & Cable'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Aqua Metals Neutral
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Neutral

Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a net margin of 1.27% compared to Aqua Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's return on equity of 2.18% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aqua MetalsN/A -185.00% -129.28%
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 1.27%2.18%1.37%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Aqua MetalsN/AN/A-$22.65M-$10.85N/A
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable$519.94M0.05$3.67M$0.304.60

Summary

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable beats Aqua Metals on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Aqua Metals compare to Inno?

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Aqua MetalsN/AN/A-$22.65M-$10.85N/A
Inno$4.56M21.83-$7.08M-$149.09N/A

Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Inno has a beta of -2.8, suggesting that its share price is 380% less volatile than the broader market.

22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Inno shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Aqua Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Inno shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

In the previous week, Inno had 12 more articles in the media than Aqua Metals. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Inno and 0 mentions for Aqua Metals. Inno's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Aqua Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Inno is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Aqua Metals Neutral
Inno Neutral

Aqua Metals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Inno's net margin of -86.76%. Inno's return on equity of -13.08% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aqua MetalsN/A -185.00% -129.28%
Inno -86.76%-13.08%-12.84%

Summary

Inno beats Aqua Metals on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Aqua Metals compare to Howmet Aerospace?

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) and Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) are both steel works companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Howmet Aerospace 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 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 22 more articles in the media than Aqua Metals. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 0 mentions for Aqua Metals. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Aqua Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Howmet Aerospace Positive
Aqua Metals Neutral

90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 20.23% compared to Aqua Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 29.27% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Howmet Aerospace20.23% 29.27% 13.20%
Aqua Metals N/A -185.00%-129.28%

Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus target price of $285.53, suggesting a potential upside of 15.82%. Given Howmet Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Howmet Aerospace is more favorable than Aqua Metals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Howmet Aerospace
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82
Aqua Metals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

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 Ratio
Howmet Aerospace$8.62B11.44$1.51B$4.3157.20
Aqua MetalsN/AN/A-$22.65M-$10.85N/A

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats Aqua Metals on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Aqua Metals compare to ArcelorMittal?

ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) and Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) are both steel works companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and media sentiment.

9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

ArcelorMittal has a net margin of 4.71% compared to Aqua Metals' net margin of 0.00%. ArcelorMittal's return on equity of 4.77% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ArcelorMittal4.71% 4.77% 2.75%
Aqua Metals N/A -185.00%-129.28%

In the previous week, ArcelorMittal had 2 more articles in the media than Aqua Metals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ArcelorMittal and 0 mentions for Aqua Metals. ArcelorMittal's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Aqua Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that ArcelorMittal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
ArcelorMittal Positive
Aqua Metals Neutral

ArcelorMittal presently has a consensus price target of $61.07, suggesting a potential downside of 9.18%. Given ArcelorMittal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ArcelorMittal is more favorable than Aqua Metals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ArcelorMittal
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
Aqua Metals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ArcelorMittal$61.35B0.85$3.15B$3.8117.65
Aqua MetalsN/AN/A-$22.65M-$10.85N/A

Summary

ArcelorMittal beats Aqua Metals on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Aqua Metals compare to Tenaris?

Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) and Tenaris (NYSE:TS) are both steel works companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tenaris has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Aqua MetalsN/AN/A-$22.65M-$10.85N/A
Tenaris$11.98B2.81$1.93B$3.7816.62

Tenaris has a net margin of 16.17% compared to Aqua Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Tenaris' return on equity of 11.53% beat Aqua Metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aqua MetalsN/A -185.00% -129.28%
Tenaris 16.17%11.53%9.66%

Tenaris has a consensus target price of $60.12, suggesting a potential downside of 4.30%. Given Tenaris' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tenaris is more favorable than Aqua Metals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Aqua Metals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Tenaris
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, Tenaris had 2 more articles in the media than Aqua Metals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Tenaris and 0 mentions for Aqua Metals. Tenaris' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Aqua Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Tenaris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Aqua Metals Neutral
Tenaris Neutral

22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.5% of Tenaris shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Aqua Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Tenaris shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tenaris beats Aqua Metals on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AQMS vs. The Competition

MetricAqua MetalsWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$11.94M$10.13B$6.63B$12.05B
Dividend YieldN/A1.09%3.03%5.56%
P/E Ratio-0.3370.3728.0623.75
Price / SalesN/A17.55391.0784.51
Price / CashN/A13.2122.8637.25
Price / Book0.725.635.756.78
Net Income-$22.65M$401.28M$206.05M$337.51M
7 Day Performance-12.35%1.35%-2.83%-2.72%
1 Month Performance-26.50%0.76%6.68%1.87%
1 Year Performance-53.35%-3.96%31.77%26.61%

Aqua Metals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AQMS
Aqua Metals
0.5665 of 5 stars
$3.55
+1.7%
N/A-54.1%$11.94MN/AN/A20
APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
1.4742 of 5 stars
$1.42
-0.7%
N/A-19.4%$29.48M$489.68M4.731,175
INHD
Inno
0.3404 of 5 stars
$1.29
+1.2%
N/A-99.8%$3.33M$4.56MN/A11
HWM
Howmet Aerospace
4.7415 of 5 stars
$253.66
-1.8%
$285.53
+12.6%
+43.7%$103.33B$8.62B59.5825,430
MT
ArcelorMittal
4.2908 of 5 stars
$71.19
+2.6%
$61.07
-14.2%
+122.8%$53.79B$61.35B18.55125,554

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This page (NASDAQ:AQMS) was last updated on 6/8/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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