Contrasting Advanced Emissions Solutions (NASDAQ:ADES) and ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI)

ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI – Get Rating) and Advanced Emissions Solutions (NASDAQ:ADES – Get Rating) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ASP Isotopes and Advanced Emissions Solutions’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASP Isotopes	N/A	N/A	-$4.95 million	N/A	N/A
Advanced Emissions Solutions	$102.99 million	0.36	-$8.92 million	($0.64)	-2.16

ASP Isotopes has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Advanced Emissions Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares ASP Isotopes and Advanced Emissions Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASP Isotopes	N/A	N/A	N/A
Advanced Emissions Solutions	-8.66%	-6.24%	-4.87%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for ASP Isotopes and Advanced Emissions Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASP Isotopes	0	0	0	0	N/A
Advanced Emissions Solutions	0	0	1	0	3.00

Advanced Emissions Solutions has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 334.78%. Given Advanced Emissions Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Advanced Emissions Solutions is more favorable than ASP Isotopes.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.5% of Advanced Emissions Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of Advanced Emissions Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Advanced Emissions Solutions beats ASP Isotopes on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ASP Isotopes

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ASP Isotopes Inc. focuses on the development and commercialization of isotopes. It also develops Molybdenum-100, a non-radioactive isotope for the medical industry; and Uranium-235, an isotope of uranium for carbon-free energy industry. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

About Advanced Emissions Solutions

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Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. is a holding company. engages in the provision of environmental and emission control equipment to power generation industry. It operates through the following Segments: Refined Coal and Advanced Purification Technologies. The Refined Coal segment includes Tinuum Group, Tinuum Services, and GWN Manager. The Advanced Purification Technologies segment refers to the sale of Activated Carbon Injection and Dry Sorbent Injection equipment systems, chemical sales, consulting services, and other sales related to the reduction of emissions in the coal-fired electric generation process and the electric utility industry. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.