Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) Competitors $1.65 -0.03 (-1.79%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ASTI vs. MINM, CLRO, WATT, SONM, MIND, LNKS, ASNS, VISL, SMTK, and SUNEShould you be buying Ascent Solar Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ascent Solar Technologies include Minim (MINM), ClearOne (CLRO), Energous (WATT), Sonim Technologies (SONM), MIND Technology (MIND), Linkers Industries (LNKS), Actelis Networks (ASNS), Vislink Technologies (VISL), Smartkem (SMTK), and SUNation Energy (SUNE). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Ascent Solar Technologies vs. Its Competitors Minim ClearOne Energous Sonim Technologies MIND Technology Linkers Industries Actelis Networks Vislink Technologies Smartkem SUNation Energy Minim (NASDAQ:MINM) and Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, MINM or ASTI? Minim has a beta of 3.09, indicating that its stock price is 209% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascent Solar Technologies has a beta of 2.42, indicating that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MINM or ASTI? Minim received 4 more outperform votes than Ascent Solar Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMinimOutperform Votes450.00% Underperform Votes450.00% Ascent Solar TechnologiesN/AN/A Is MINM or ASTI more profitable? Minim has a net margin of -105.18% compared to Ascent Solar Technologies' net margin of -28,235.93%. Minim's return on equity of -1,144.78% beat Ascent Solar Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Minim-105.18% -1,144.78% -155.67% Ascent Solar Technologies -28,235.93%-1,360.73%-157.70% Do institutionals and insiders believe in MINM or ASTI? 56.6% of Minim shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.9% of Minim shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Ascent Solar Technologies 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. Does the media favor MINM or ASTI? In the previous week, Ascent Solar Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Minim. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ascent Solar Technologies and 1 mentions for Minim. Minim's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Ascent Solar Technologies' score of 0.87 indicating that Minim is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Minim Very Positive Ascent Solar Technologies Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MINM or ASTI? Ascent Solar Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Minim. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMinim$125.0068,564.00-$17.63M-$5.30-0.58Ascent Solar Technologies$51.92K57.65-$17.07MN/AN/A SummaryMinim beats Ascent Solar Technologies on 9 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 ASTI 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$2.99M$63.72B$7.75B$8.62BDividend YieldN/A2.24%11.05%4.17%P/E RatioN/A43.2948.7419.96Price / Sales57.6555.5925,511.48157.63Price / CashN/A26.4935.6634.64Price / Book-0.047.193.684.69Net Income-$17.07M$751.41M$4.32B$248.14M7 Day Performance1.85%5.11%4.00%2.39%1 Month Performance-17.50%8.35%6.35%6.05%1 Year Performance-85.18%46.58%104.36%13.60% Ascent Solar Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASTIAscent Solar TechnologiesN/A$1.65-1.8%N/A-85.4%$2.99M$51.92K0.0050News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMINMMinimN/A$3.97-14.8%N/A+1.6%$11.16M$15.99M-0.7580Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCLROClearOne0.1016 of 5 stars$0.39-93.0%N/A-96.6%$10.03M$10.08M-2.14110Short Interest ↑Gap UpWATTEnergousN/A$0.28+0.1%N/A-80.0%$9.57M$1.05M-0.0950Positive NewsGap DownSONMSonim Technologies1.8678 of 5 stars$0.99+4.0%N/A-82.0%$9.11M$58.24M-0.34100MINDMIND Technology1.1666 of 5 stars$5.97-0.3%N/A+32.9%$8.39M$46.86M1.92200News CoverageEarnings ReportLNKSLinkers IndustriesN/A$0.61-3.4%N/AN/A$6.85M$22.75M0.00N/ANews CoverageGap DownASNSActelis Networks1.8924 of 5 stars$0.74+0.7%$5.00+580.2%N/A$6.64M$7.76M-0.5940Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap UpVISLVislink TechnologiesN/A$2.60+0.4%N/A-46.4%$6.42M$32.44M-0.74130SMTKSmartkem0.2048 of 5 stars$1.39-3.1%N/AN/A$6.14M$105K-0.4129Short Interest ↑Gap DownSUNESUNation EnergyN/A$1.47+1.5%N/AN/A$5.01M$56.28M0.0040 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MINM Competitors CLRO Competitors WATT Competitors SONM Competitors MIND Competitors LNKS Competitors ASNS Competitors VISL Competitors SMTK Competitors SUNE 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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