ASP Isotopes (ASPI) Competitors

ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI) and Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and community ranking.

Do analysts recommend ASPI or MEOH?

ASP Isotopes currently has a consensus target price of $6.67, indicating a potential downside of 23.02%. Methanex has a consensus target price of $44.88, indicating a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Methanex's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Methanex is more favorable than ASP Isotopes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASP Isotopes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is ASPI or MEOH more profitable?

Methanex has a net margin of 4.41% compared to ASP Isotopes' net margin of -807.39%. Methanex's return on equity of 10.97% beat ASP Isotopes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASP Isotopes	-807.39%	-123.83%	-51.58%
Methanex	4.41%	10.97%	3.89%

Which has more risk & volatility, ASPI or MEOH?

ASP Isotopes has a beta of 3.56, indicating that its share price is 256% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ASPI or MEOH?

In the previous week, ASP Isotopes and ASP Isotopes both had 8 articles in the media. ASP Isotopes' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Methanex's score of 0.48 indicating that ASP Isotopes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASP Isotopes	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Methanex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASPI or MEOH?

Methanex received 768 more outperform votes than ASP Isotopes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave ASP Isotopes an outperform vote while only 63.35% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ASP Isotopes	Outperform Votes 8 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Methanex	Outperform Votes 776 63.35%	Underperform Votes 449 36.65%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ASPI or MEOH?

16.8% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. 21.4% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Methanex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ASPI or MEOH?

Methanex has higher revenue and earnings than ASP Isotopes. ASP Isotopes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Methanex, 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
ASP Isotopes	$4.41M	164.88	-$16.29M	-$0.61	-14.20
Methanex	$3.70B	0.64	$163.99M	$2.98	11.77

Summary

Methanex beats ASP Isotopes on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.