This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Alto Ingredients (PEIX) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock PEIX vs. LODE, RNGR, SJT, NC, FET, MNTK, WTI, TOYO, RGCO, and NRGVShould you be buying Alto Ingredients stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alto Ingredients include Comstock (LODE), Ranger Energy Services (RNGR), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT), NACCO Industries (NC), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Montauk Renewables (MNTK), W&T Offshore (WTI), TOYO (TOYO), RGC Resources (RGCO), and Energy Vault (NRGV). Alto Ingredients vs. Its Competitors Comstock Ranger Energy Services San Juan Basin Royalty Trust NACCO Industries Forum Energy Technologies Montauk Renewables W&T Offshore TOYO RGC Resources Energy Vault Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:PEIX) and Comstock (NYSE:LODE) are both small-cap industrial organic chemicals industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is PEIX or LODE more profitable? Alto Ingredients has a net margin of -3.32% compared to Comstock's net margin of -1,210.13%. Alto Ingredients' return on equity of -2.90% beat Comstock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alto Ingredients-3.32% -2.90% -1.18% Comstock -1,210.13%-33.56%-23.62% Do analysts rate PEIX or LODE? Comstock has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.94%. Given Comstock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Comstock is more favorable than Alto Ingredients.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alto Ingredients 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Comstock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in PEIX or LODE? 29.5% of Alto Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of Comstock shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Alto Ingredients shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Comstock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PEIX or LODE? Comstock has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alto Ingredients. Comstock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alto Ingredients, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlto Ingredients$1.42B0.05-$88.95M-$1.40-0.76Comstock$3.28M27.05$9.16M-$1.20-2.06 Does the media prefer PEIX or LODE? In the previous week, Comstock had 11 more articles in the media than Alto Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Comstock and 0 mentions for Alto Ingredients. Comstock's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Alto Ingredients' score of 0.00 indicating that Comstock is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Alto Ingredients Neutral Comstock Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, PEIX or LODE? Alto Ingredients has a beta of 3.35, indicating that its stock price is 235% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comstock has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryComstock beats Alto Ingredients on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alto Ingredients News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PEIX 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 PEIX 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 PEIX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlto IngredientsIndustrial Organic Chemicals IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$72.61M$340.63M$7.87B$9.78BDividend YieldN/A2.59%10.92%4.05%P/E Ratio-1.311.2973.1926.05Price / Sales0.0549.8024,855.26117.77Price / CashN/A3.5136.0559.36Price / Book0.262.234.036.60Net Income-$88.95M$190.82M$4.27B$265.65M Alto Ingredients Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEIXAlto IngredientsN/A$1.06+2.9%N/A-28.5%$72.61M$1.42B-1.31500LODEComstock1.583 of 5 stars$3.02-1.0%$12.00+297.4%+42.3%$97.90M$3.38M-25.1630Analyst RevisionRNGRRanger Energy Services1.6773 of 5 stars$12.95+2.8%$13.00+0.4%+15.3%$275.23M$571.10M13.081,950SJTSan Juan Basin Royalty Trust0.3353 of 5 stars$5.76-1.0%N/A+68.2%$271.26M$7.03M288.242,020Positive NewsNCNACCO Industries3.5372 of 5 stars$37.01+1.8%N/A+41.1%$270.67M$237.71M8.691,700News CoverageDividend AnnouncementFETForum Energy Technologies1.661 of 5 stars$22.68+3.6%N/A+45.1%$260.56M$816.40M-2.551,800MNTKMontauk Renewables1.2251 of 5 stars$1.97+7.7%$3.33+69.2%-47.7%$260.33M$175.74M98.50130WTIW&T Offshore0.9201 of 5 stars$1.75+1.5%N/A-20.0%$255.14M$525.26M-2.30320Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionTOYOTOYON/A$4.92-1.6%N/A+0.0%$230.48M$176.96M0.00N/ANews CoverageRGCORGC Resources4.1688 of 5 stars$22.91+6.2%N/A+15.9%$222.52M$84.64M17.49100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNRGVEnergy Vault1.435 of 5 stars$1.43+0.4%$1.42-0.6%+72.2%$221.58M$46.20M-1.4770News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Comstock Competitors Ranger Energy Services Competitors San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Competitors NACCO Industries Competitors Forum Energy Technologies Competitors Montauk Renewables Competitors W&T Offshore Competitors TOYO Competitors RGC Resources Competitors Energy Vault 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:PEIX) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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