Head-To-Head Analysis: Amprius Technologies (AMPX) and Its Rivals

Amprius Technologies (NYSE:AMPX) is one of 64 public companies in the “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Amprius Technologies to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.6% of Amprius Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.1% of shares of all “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of Amprius Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of shares of all “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Amprius Technologies and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amprius Technologies	0	0	4	0	3.00
Amprius Technologies Competitors	109	496	1082	54	2.62

Amprius Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $13.67, indicating a potential upside of 292.72%. As a group, “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” companies have a potential upside of 29.27%. Given Amprius Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Amprius Technologies is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Amprius Technologies and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amprius Technologies	$4.41 million	-$17.33 million	-9.94
Amprius Technologies Competitors	$678.83 million	$9.84 million	3.33

Amprius Technologies’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Amprius Technologies. Amprius Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Amprius Technologies and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amprius Technologies	-736.16%	-40.81%	-33.92%
Amprius Technologies Competitors	-946.10%	-17.32%	-14.75%

Summary

Amprius Technologies peers beat Amprius Technologies on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

Amprius Technologies Company Profile

Amprius Technologies, Inc. produces and sells ultra-high energy density lithium-ion batteries for mobility applications. The company offers silicon nanowire anode batteries. Its batteries are primarily used for existing and emerging aviation applications, including unmanned aerial systems, such as drones and high-altitude pseudo satellites. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.