ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI – Get Free Report) and Huntsman (NYSE:HUN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
16.8% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Huntsman shares are held by institutional investors. 21.4% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Huntsman 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.
Risk & Volatility
ASP Isotopes has a beta of 3.36, meaning that its stock price is 236% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntsman has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ASP Isotopes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Huntsman | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
ASP Isotopes presently has a consensus target price of $7.75, indicating a potential downside of 16.85%. Huntsman has a consensus target price of $12.0556, indicating a potential upside of 27.57%. Given Huntsman’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Huntsman is more favorable than ASP Isotopes.
Profitability
This table compares ASP Isotopes and Huntsman’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ASP Isotopes | -767.86% | -88.40% | -41.80% |
| Huntsman | -5.75% | -2.48% | -1.10% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ASP Isotopes and Huntsman”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ASP Isotopes | $4.14 million | 188.88 | -$32.33 million | ($0.61) | -15.28 |
| Huntsman | $6.04 billion | 0.27 | -$189.00 million | ($1.95) | -4.85 |
ASP Isotopes has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Huntsman. ASP Isotopes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Huntsman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
About ASP Isotopes
ASP Isotopes Inc., a development stage advanced materials company, focuses on the production, distribution, marketing, and sale of isotopes. It engages in the production and commercialization of Molybdenum-100, a non-radioactive isotope for the medical industry; Carbon-14; and Silicon-28. The company is also developing Quantum Enrichment technology to produce Ytterbium-176, Nickel-64, Lithium 6, Lithium7, and Uranium-235. ASP Isotopes Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Washington, District Of Columbia.
About Huntsman
Huntsman Corporation manufactures and sells diversified organic chemical products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, and Advanced Materials. The Polyurethanes segment offers polyurethane chemicals, including methyl diphenyl diisocyanate, polyether and polyester polyols, and thermoplastic polyurethane; and aniline, benzene, nitrobenzene and other co-products. The Performance Products segment manufactures amines, such as polyetheramines, ethyleneamines, DGA Agent, JEFFCAT catalysts, and E-GRADE specialty amines and carbonates; and maleic anhydrides. The Advanced Materials segment offers epoxy, phenoxy, acrylic, polyurethane, and acrylonitrile-butadiene-based polymer formulations; and thermoset resins, curing and toughening agents, and carbon nanomaterials. The company provides pre-and post-sales technical service support to customers. Its products are used in a range of applications, including adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, durable and non-durable consumer products, electronics, insulation, packaging, coatings and construction, power generation, and refining, as well as serves the elastomers, insulation, footwear, furniture, industrial, oil and gas, liquid natural gas transport, printed circuit boards, consumer, appliances, electrical power transmission and distribution, recreational sports equipment, and medical appliances markets. The company sells its products through a network of distributors and agents. Huntsman Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
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