Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP) Competitors

Ampco-Pittsburgh (NYSE:AP) and Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ:PLL) are both small-cap industrial machinery companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AP or PLL?

49.2% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of Piedmont Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 31.6% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Piedmont Lithium shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AP or PLL more profitable?

Ampco-Pittsburgh has a net margin of -1.22% compared to Piedmont Lithium's net margin of -50.60%. Ampco-Pittsburgh's return on equity of 1.40% beat Piedmont Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ampco-Pittsburgh	-1.22%	1.40%	0.19%
Piedmont Lithium	-50.60%	-18.57%	-16.06%

Do analysts rate AP or PLL?

Piedmont Lithium has a consensus target price of $10.94, indicating a potential upside of 49.32%. Given Piedmont Lithium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Piedmont Lithium is more favorable than Ampco-Pittsburgh.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ampco-Pittsburgh	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Piedmont Lithium	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AP or PLL?

Ampco-Pittsburgh has higher revenue and earnings than Piedmont Lithium. Ampco-Pittsburgh is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Piedmont Lithium, 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
Ampco-Pittsburgh	$418.30M	0.14	$440K	-$0.24	-11.71
Piedmont Lithium	$99.88M	1.61	-$64.76M	-$2.56	-2.86

Which has more volatility & risk, AP or PLL?

Ampco-Pittsburgh has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piedmont Lithium has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AP or PLL?

In the previous week, Piedmont Lithium had 1 more articles in the media than Ampco-Pittsburgh. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Piedmont Lithium and 1 mentions for Ampco-Pittsburgh. Piedmont Lithium's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Ampco-Pittsburgh's score of 0.00 indicating that Piedmont Lithium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ampco-Pittsburgh	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Piedmont Lithium	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ampco-Pittsburgh and Piedmont Lithium tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.