Astrotech (ASTC) Competitors $5.52 -0.10 (-1.69%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.63 +0.11 (+1.97%) As of 07/25/2025 05:25 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ASTC vs. CLIR, DAIO, MSAI, PRPO, STAI, BNGO, TLIS, SMIT, TBIO, and SPECShould you be buying Astrotech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Astrotech include ClearSign Technologies (CLIR), Data I/O (DAIO), MultiSensor AI (MSAI), Precipio (PRPO), ScanTech AI Systems (STAI), Bionano Genomics (BNGO), Talis Biomedical (TLIS), Schmitt Industries (SMIT), Telesis Bio (TBIO), and Spectaire (SPEC). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry. Astrotech vs. Its Competitors ClearSign Technologies Data I/O MultiSensor AI Precipio ScanTech AI Systems Bionano Genomics Talis Biomedical Schmitt Industries Telesis Bio Spectaire ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) and Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CLIR or ASTC? ClearSign Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Astrotech. ClearSign Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Astrotech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClearSign Technologies$3.60M8.67-$5.30M-$0.12-4.96Astrotech$1.66M5.62-$11.67M-$8.42-0.66 Which has more volatility & risk, CLIR or ASTC? ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astrotech has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CLIR or ASTC? In the previous week, ClearSign Technologies and ClearSign Technologies both had 1 articles in the media. Astrotech's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat ClearSign Technologies' score of 1.32 indicating that Astrotech is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment ClearSign Technologies Positive Astrotech Very Positive Do analysts prefer CLIR or ASTC? ClearSign Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 235.80%. Given ClearSign Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Astrotech.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ClearSign Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Astrotech 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CLIR or ASTC? 24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Astrotech shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Astrotech shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CLIR or ASTC more profitable? ClearSign Technologies has a net margin of -216.48% compared to Astrotech's net margin of -1,536.99%. ClearSign Technologies' return on equity of -44.36% beat Astrotech's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ClearSign Technologies-216.48% -44.36% -38.35% Astrotech -1,536.99%-46.37%-42.51% SummaryClearSign Technologies beats Astrotech on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Astrotech News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASTC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 ASTC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAstrotechAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.52M$17.94B$27.50B$9.51BDividend YieldN/A0.74%0.96%4.01%P/E Ratio-0.66132.4284.4720.06Price / Sales5.626.936.7588.51Price / CashN/A47.3636.2858.56Price / Book0.277.688.685.87Net Income-$11.67M$265.73M$368.78M$258.55M7 Day Performance0.27%-1.66%-1.39%3.73%1 Month Performance-2.90%5.27%6.57%11.75%1 Year Performance-35.08%76.66%51.22%18.02% Astrotech Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASTCAstrotech1.7181 of 5 stars$5.53-1.7%N/A-36.2%$9.52M$1.66M-0.6610Positive NewsCLIRClearSign Technologies2.3354 of 5 stars$0.60+1.7%$2.00+236.1%-29.9%$30.67M$3.60M-4.9610Positive NewsGap DownDAIOData I/O2.6541 of 5 stars$3.18flat$5.22+64.2%+19.4%$29.38M$21.77M-10.97100News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownMSAIMultiSensor AI3.3371 of 5 stars$0.71-5.4%$2.50+251.6%-44.7%$25.13M$7.40M0.0035Analyst ForecastPRPOPrecipio1.1813 of 5 stars$13.80-0.7%N/A+184.5%$21.02M$18.53M-6.6760Positive NewsSTAIScanTech AI SystemsN/A$0.67-2.9%N/AN/A$17.57M$540K0.00N/APositive NewsEarnings ReportGap UpBNGOBionano Genomics2.4006 of 5 stars$3.53+1.1%$7.00+98.3%-90.6%$11.74M$30.78M-0.03300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTLISTalis BiomedicalN/A$1.25flatN/A-83.7%$2.28M$300K-0.04260SMITSchmitt IndustriesN/A$0.02flatN/AN/A$82K$9.89M0.00160TBIOTelesis BioN/A$0.02-9.5%N/A-99.4%$40K$225.09M0.00200Gap UpSPECSpectaireN/A$0.00+50.0%N/A-99.9%$6KN/A0.008Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLIR Competitors DAIO Competitors MSAI Competitors PRPO Competitors STAI Competitors BNGO Competitors TLIS Competitors SMIT Competitors TBIO Competitors SPEC Competitors 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:ASTC) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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