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. CDXS, FF, VGAS, ORGN, AMTX, ALTO, LODE, LNZA, TOMZ, and BSLKShould you be buying Alto Ingredients stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alto Ingredients include Codexis (CDXS), FutureFuel (FF), Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS), Origin Materials (ORGN), Aemetis (AMTX), Alto Ingredients (ALTO), Comstock (LODE), LanzaTech Global (LNZA), TOMI Environmental Solutions (TOMZ), and Bolt Projects (BSLK). Alto Ingredients vs. Codexis FutureFuel Verde Clean Fuels Origin Materials Aemetis Alto Ingredients Comstock LanzaTech Global TOMI Environmental Solutions Bolt Projects Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:PEIX) and Codexis (NASDAQ:CDXS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, PEIX or CDXS? Alto Ingredients has a beta of 3.35, suggesting that its stock price is 235% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Codexis has a beta of 2.56, suggesting that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PEIX or CDXS more profitable? Alto Ingredients has a net margin of -3.32% compared to Codexis' net margin of -96.35%. Alto Ingredients' return on equity of -2.90% beat Codexis' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alto Ingredients-3.32% -2.90% -1.18% Codexis -96.35%-71.56%-38.00% Which has better earnings and valuation, PEIX or CDXS? Codexis has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alto Ingredients. Codexis 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$1.42B0.04-$88.95M-$1.40-0.67Codexis$59.35M3.43-$76.24M-$0.99-2.48 Do analysts rate PEIX or CDXS? Codexis has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 225.20%. Given Codexis' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Codexis 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) 0.00Codexis 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media prefer PEIX or CDXS? In the previous week, Codexis had 10 more articles in the media than Alto Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Codexis and 0 mentions for Alto Ingredients. Codexis' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Alto Ingredients' score of 0.00 indicating that Codexis is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Alto Ingredients Neutral Codexis Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in PEIX or CDXS? 29.5% of Alto Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Codexis shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Alto Ingredients shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Codexis shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEIX or CDXS? Alto Ingredients received 8 more outperform votes than Codexis when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.57% of users gave Alto Ingredients an outperform vote while only 61.36% of users gave Codexis an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlto IngredientsOutperform Votes35973.57% Underperform Votes12926.43% CodexisOutperform Votes35161.36% Underperform Votes22138.64% SummaryAlto Ingredients and Codexis tied by winning 9 of the 18 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 {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 PEIX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlto IngredientsIndustrial Organic Chemicals IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$63.78M$2.17B$7.27B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A4.03%11.00%4.11%P/E Ratio-1.1515.9553.7619.71Price / Sales0.049.6424,457.04120.59Price / CashN/A9.6535.5034.62Price / Book0.231.413.544.50Net Income-$88.95M-$13.99M$4.30B$248.22M Alto Ingredients Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEIXAlto IngredientsN/A$0.93+3.4%N/A-46.1%$63.78M$1.42B-1.15500CDXSCodexis3.355 of 5 stars$2.64+7.3%$8.00+203.0%-33.3%$218.71M$59.35M-3.03250News CoverageAnalyst RevisionFFFutureFuel3.1386 of 5 stars$4.11-0.2%$0.80-80.5%-16.8%$180.03M$243.34M5.01470Analyst DowngradeVGASVerde Clean Fuels0.2593 of 5 stars$3.29+0.9%N/A-29.8%$146.57MN/A-6.582ORGNOrigin Materials1.7514 of 5 stars$0.70+4.9%$1.50+114.3%-45.3%$104.55M$31.28M-1.23160Earnings ReportAMTXAemetis1.5561 of 5 stars$1.42+10.1%$13.18+827.8%-52.8%$68.78M$237.89M-0.63160Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeALTOAlto Ingredients2.6406 of 5 stars$0.86-0.2%$5.50+536.6%-44.2%$66.19M$965.26M-1.66420Gap DownLODEComstock1.4958 of 5 stars$2.39-4.4%$26.00+987.9%+13.6%$64.30M$3.02M-19.9230Positive NewsGap UpLNZALanzaTech Global2.1744 of 5 stars$0.23+5.1%$2.00+769.6%-91.4%$45.52M$49.59M-0.353News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpTOMZTOMI Environmental Solutions2.7305 of 5 stars$0.85-0.7%$3.50+312.2%+20.9%$16.99M$7.74M-6.5320BSLKBolt ProjectsN/A$6.68-3.2%N/AN/A$11.45M$1.37M0.0012 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Codexis Competitors FutureFuel Competitors Verde Clean Fuels Competitors Origin Materials Competitors Aemetis Competitors Alto Ingredients Competitors Comstock Competitors LanzaTech Global Competitors TOMI Environmental Solutions Competitors Bolt Projects 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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