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Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) Competitors

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$14.30 +0.94 (+7.04%)
(As of 12/9/2024 ET)

ASPN vs. AVT, REZI, GMS, CENT, VSTS, GLP, DSGR, WKC, GIC, and RYI

Should you be buying Aspen Aerogels stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aspen Aerogels include Avnet (AVT), Resideo Technologies (REZI), GMS (GMS), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Vestis (VSTS), Global Partners (GLP), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), World Kinect (WKC), Global Industrial (GIC), and Ryerson (RYI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.

Aspen Aerogels vs.

Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) and Aspen Aerogels (NYSE:ASPN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Avnet has a net margin of 1.51% compared to Aspen Aerogels' net margin of 0.36%. Avnet's return on equity of 8.46% beat Aspen Aerogels' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Avnet1.51% 8.46% 3.37%
Aspen Aerogels 0.36%5.06%3.46%

Aspen Aerogels received 365 more outperform votes than Avnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.85% of users gave Aspen Aerogels an outperform vote while only 20.93% of users gave Avnet an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AvnetOutperform Votes
9
20.93%
Underperform Votes
34
79.07%
Aspen AerogelsOutperform Votes
374
65.85%
Underperform Votes
194
34.15%

95.8% of Avnet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Aspen Aerogels shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Avnet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Aspen Aerogels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Avnet has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aspen Aerogels has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Avnet presently has a consensus target price of $48.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.15%. Aspen Aerogels has a consensus target price of $28.70, indicating a potential upside of 99.72%. Given Aspen Aerogels' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aspen Aerogels is more favorable than Avnet.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Avnet
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Aspen Aerogels
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.10

Avnet has higher revenue and earnings than Aspen Aerogels. Avnet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aspen Aerogels, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Avnet$23.76B0.20$498.70M$3.8214.45
Aspen Aerogels$238.72M4.94-$45.81M$0.011,438.44

In the previous week, Avnet and Avnet both had 7 articles in the media. Avnet's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Aspen Aerogels' score of 0.79 indicating that Avnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Avnet
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Aspen Aerogels
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Aspen Aerogels beats Avnet on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ASPN vs. The Competition

MetricAspen AerogelsLumber & other construction materials IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.18B$3.51B$9.67B$20.26B
Dividend YieldN/A0.58%1.83%3.47%
P/E Ratio1,438.44295.9428.2537.28
Price / Sales4.941.473.6718.42
Price / CashN/A6.9823.0618.55
Price / Book2.072.816.545.64
Net Income-$45.81M$224.53M$509.44M$981.24M
7 Day Performance-5.52%-7.05%-0.74%1.82%
1 Month Performance-12.86%-6.26%-0.06%3.73%
1 Year Performance10.28%4.22%53.01%24.74%

Aspen Aerogels Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASPN
Aspen Aerogels
3.5072 of 5 stars
$14.30
+7.0%
$28.70
+100.8%
+2.5%$1.17B$238.72M1,430.93548Gap Up
AVT
Avnet
4.4062 of 5 stars
$55.59
+1.6%
$48.50
-12.8%
+14.1%$4.83B$23.03B14.4015,462News Coverage
Positive News
REZI
Resideo Technologies
3.68 of 5 stars
$27.16
-0.1%
$25.00
-8.0%
+55.6%$3.99B$6.24B24.4914,000Positive News
GMS
GMS
2.595 of 5 stars
$99.95
-0.4%
$92.50
-7.5%
+35.1%$3.93B$5.50B16.567,624Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CENT
Central Garden & Pet
2.3514 of 5 stars
$40.47
+1.8%
$46.75
+15.5%
+40.3%$2.73B$3.20B24.546,700
VSTS
Vestis
2.4651 of 5 stars
$16.09
+0.1%
$16.91
+5.1%
-14.1%$2.12B$2.81B100.5110,800
GLP
Global Partners
3.1305 of 5 stars
$54.86
-2.8%
$54.00
-1.6%
+52.1%$1.87B$16.49B17.055,060
DSGR
Distribution Solutions Group
1.4109 of 5 stars
$39.29
+0.4%
$43.00
+9.4%
+46.4%$1.84B$1.73B989.751,685
WKC
World Kinect
3.1111 of 5 stars
$29.32
+1.3%
$30.20
+3.0%
+35.4%$1.70B$47.71B12.875,289Positive News
GIC
Global Industrial
4.5607 of 5 stars
$27.64
-2.2%
N/A-25.0%$1.06B$1.33B16.341,870News Coverage
RYI
Ryerson
3.8984 of 5 stars
$25.64
-0.2%
$28.00
+9.2%
-19.1%$816.63M$5.11B42.134,600

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This page (NYSE:ASPN) was last updated on 12/9/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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