Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) Competitors

Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) and Aspen Aerogels (NYSE:ASPN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GLP or ASPN?

Global Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Aspen Aerogels. Aspen Aerogels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Partners, 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
Global Partners	$17.61B	0.10	$142.60M	$3.15	15.68
Aspen Aerogels	$436.92M	1.16	$13.38M	-$3.49	-1.77

Is GLP or ASPN more profitable?

Aspen Aerogels has a net margin of 2.95% compared to Global Partners' net margin of 0.82%. Global Partners' return on equity of 22.07% beat Aspen Aerogels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Partners	0.82%	22.07%	3.94%
Aspen Aerogels	2.95%	7.49%	5.10%

Which has more risk & volatility, GLP or ASPN?

Global Partners has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aspen Aerogels has a beta of 2.72, suggesting that its share price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GLP or ASPN?

In the previous week, Aspen Aerogels had 11 more articles in the media than Global Partners. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Aspen Aerogels and 4 mentions for Global Partners. Global Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Aspen Aerogels' score of 0.86 indicating that Global Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Global Partners	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aspen Aerogels	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend GLP or ASPN?

Global Partners currently has a consensus target price of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.39%. Aspen Aerogels has a consensus target price of $19.11, indicating a potential upside of 208.99%. Given Aspen Aerogels' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aspen Aerogels is more favorable than Global Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Aspen Aerogels	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GLP or ASPN?

Aspen Aerogels received 95 more outperform votes than Global Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.64% of users gave Aspen Aerogels an outperform vote while only 55.62% of users gave Global Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Global Partners	Outperform Votes 287 55.62%	Underperform Votes 229 44.38%
Aspen Aerogels	Outperform Votes 382 65.64%	Underperform Votes 200 34.36%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GLP or ASPN?

38.1% of Global Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Aspen Aerogels shares are held by institutional investors. 41.5% of Global Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Aspen Aerogels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Aspen Aerogels beats Global Partners on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.