ASP Isotopes (ASPI) Competitors

ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Is ASPI or AVNT more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.65% compared to ASP Isotopes' net margin of -2,181.62%. Avient's return on equity of 10.57% beat ASP Isotopes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASP Isotopes	-2,181.62%	-239.22%	-98.70%
Avient	3.65%	10.57%	4.17%

Do analysts rate ASPI or AVNT?

ASP Isotopes presently has a consensus price target of $7.75, suggesting a potential downside of 17.11%. Avient has a consensus price target of $45.60, suggesting a potential upside of 21.64%. Given Avient's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avient 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media refer more to ASPI or AVNT?

In the previous week, Avient had 3 more articles in the media than ASP Isotopes. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Avient and 4 mentions for ASP Isotopes. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat ASP Isotopes' score of 0.29 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASP Isotopes	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Avient	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ASPI or AVNT?

ASP Isotopes has a beta of 3.36, indicating that its stock price is 236% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ASPI or AVNT?

16.8% of ASP Isotopes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.4% of ASP Isotopes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are owned 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ASPI or AVNT?

Avient has higher revenue and earnings than ASP Isotopes. ASP Isotopes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, 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	$4.14M	207.57	-$32.33M	-$0.61	-15.33
Avient	$3.24B	1.06	$169.50M	$1.28	29.29

Summary

Avient beats ASP Isotopes on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.