Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Competitors $1.69 -0.15 (-8.15%) As of 05/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ASTI vs. CLRO, CMBM, ROCG, SGMA, MIND, WATT, SMTK, SONM, LNKS, and ASNSShould you be buying Ascent Solar Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ascent Solar Technologies include ClearOne (CLRO), Cambium Networks (CMBM), Roth CH Acquisition IV (ROCG), SigmaTron International (SGMA), MIND Technology (MIND), Energous (WATT), Smartkem (SMTK), Sonim Technologies (SONM), Linkers Industries (LNKS), and Actelis Networks (ASNS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Ascent Solar Technologies vs. ClearOne Cambium Networks Roth CH Acquisition IV SigmaTron International MIND Technology Energous Smartkem Sonim Technologies Linkers Industries Actelis Networks ClearOne (NASDAQ:CLRO) and Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking. Is CLRO or ASTI more profitable? ClearOne has a net margin of -32.88% compared to Ascent Solar Technologies' net margin of -28,235.93%. ClearOne's return on equity of -25.59% beat Ascent Solar Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ClearOne-32.88% -25.59% -19.76% Ascent Solar Technologies -28,235.93%-1,360.73%-157.70% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLRO or ASTI? ClearOne received 260 more outperform votes than Ascent Solar Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformClearOneOutperform Votes26054.28% Underperform Votes21945.72% Ascent Solar TechnologiesN/AN/A Which has higher valuation & earnings, CLRO or ASTI? ClearOne has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Solar Technologies. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClearOne$10.08M1.24-$560K-$0.41-1.17Ascent Solar Technologies$41.89K73.18-$17.07MN/AN/A Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CLRO or ASTI? 9.6% of ClearOne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of ClearOne shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer CLRO or ASTI? In the previous week, ClearOne had 7 more articles in the media than Ascent Solar Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for ClearOne and 0 mentions for Ascent Solar Technologies. ClearOne's average media sentiment score of -0.16 beat Ascent Solar Technologies' score of -0.95 indicating that ClearOne is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment ClearOne Neutral Ascent Solar Technologies Negative Which has more risk & volatility, CLRO or ASTI? ClearOne has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascent Solar Technologies has a beta of 2.34, meaning that its stock price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryClearOne beats Ascent Solar Technologies on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ascent Solar Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASTI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia 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 ASTI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAscent Solar TechnologiesSemiconductors & related devices IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.07M$58.94B$7.28B$8.38BDividend YieldN/A2.19%10.95%4.11%P/E RatioN/A42.4254.3519.71Price / Sales73.1844.2823,751.13117.39Price / CashN/A26.4935.5034.62Price / Book-0.047.003.534.50Net Income-$17.07M$760.21M$4.30B$248.18M7 Day Performance-7.14%-4.21%-1.21%1.14%1 Month Performance15.75%22.39%7.90%15.20%1 Year Performance-84.71%28.21%175.33%6.56% Ascent Solar Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASTIAscent Solar TechnologiesN/A$1.69-8.2%N/A-84.7%$3.07M$41,893.000.0050CLROClearOne0.7383 of 5 stars$0.52-7.1%N/A-38.9%$13.52M$11.39M-2.89110News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownCMBMCambium Networks3.6394 of 5 stars$0.47-0.4%$5.50+1,062.8%-86.7%$13.36M$172.22M-0.16570Gap DownROCGRoth CH Acquisition IVN/A$0.90-2.2%N/A-20.3%$13.35MN/A0.00126Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSGMASigmaTron International1.154 of 5 stars$1.70+1.2%N/A-40.5%$10.40M$311.71M-0.673,100Trending NewsGap UpMINDMIND Technology1.0653 of 5 stars$7.14+2.2%N/A+45.8%$10.03M$46.86M2.29200WATTEnergousN/A$0.29+1.5%$2.25+689.5%-82.3%$9.29M$768,000.00-0.0950Positive NewsSMTKSmartkem0.4016 of 5 stars$2.36+1.0%N/AN/A$8.64M$82,000.000.0029SONMSonim Technologies1.3004 of 5 stars$1.25-16.0%N/A-81.7%$7.97M$58.30M-0.43100Gap DownLNKSLinkers IndustriesN/A$0.59+4.2%N/AN/A$6.69M$22.75M0.00N/APositive NewsGap UpASNSActelis Networks1.6568 of 5 stars$0.79+1.9%$5.00+536.9%N/A$6.68M$7.76M-0.6340News CoverageNegative NewsAnalyst RevisionGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLRO Competitors CMBM Competitors ROCG Competitors SGMA Competitors MIND Competitors WATT Competitors SMTK Competitors SONM Competitors LNKS Competitors ASNS 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:ASTI) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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