Origin Materials (ORGN) Competitors

Origin Materials (NASDAQ:ORGN) and ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Is ORGN or ASPI more profitable?

Origin Materials has a net margin of -229.52% compared to ASP Isotopes' net margin of -807.39%. Origin Materials' return on equity of -21.26% beat ASP Isotopes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Materials	-229.52%	-21.26%	-19.30%
ASP Isotopes	-807.39%	-123.83%	-51.58%

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

29.9% of Origin Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.8% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of Origin Materials shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer ORGN or ASPI?

Origin Materials currently has a consensus target price of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 121.14%. ASP Isotopes has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential downside of 16.67%. Given Origin Materials' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Origin Materials is more favorable than ASP Isotopes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Origin Materials	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
ASP Isotopes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to ORGN or ASPI?

In the previous week, ASP Isotopes had 3 more articles in the media than Origin Materials. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for ASP Isotopes and 4 mentions for Origin Materials. Origin Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat ASP Isotopes' score of 0.57 indicating that Origin Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Origin Materials	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ASP Isotopes	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, ORGN or ASPI?

Origin Materials has higher revenue and earnings than ASP Isotopes. ASP Isotopes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin Materials, 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
Origin Materials	$31.28M	3.24	$23.80M	-$0.59	-1.15
ASP Isotopes	$4.14M	93.91	-$16.29M	-$0.61	-8.85

Which has more risk and volatility, ORGN or ASPI?

Origin Materials has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASP Isotopes has a beta of 3.44, suggesting that its stock price is 244% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ORGN or ASPI?

Origin Materials received 51 more outperform votes than ASP Isotopes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave ASP Isotopes an outperform vote while only 60.42% of users gave Origin Materials an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Origin Materials	Outperform Votes 58 60.42%	Underperform Votes 38 39.58%
ASP Isotopes	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Origin Materials beats ASP Isotopes on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.