Aemetis (NASDAQ:AMTX) and SC (OTCMKTS:SCNG) Head to Head Survey

Aemetis (NASDAQ:AMTX) and SC (OTCMKTS:SCNG) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Aemetis and SC, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aemetis	0	0	3	0	3.00
SC	0	0	0	0	0.00

Aemetis presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 596.72%. Given Aemetis’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aemetis is more favorable than SC.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

27.0% of Aemetis shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Aemetis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Aemetis and SC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aemetis	-36.70%	N/A	-33.18%
SC	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Aemetis and SC”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aemetis	$267.64 million	0.58	-$87.54 million	($1.62)	-1.51
SC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aemetis.

Risk & Volatility

Aemetis has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SC has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aemetis beats SC on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aemetis

Aemetis, Inc. operates as a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company. It operates through three segments: California Ethanol, California Dairy Renewable Natural Gas, and India Biodiesel. The company focuses on the operation, acquisition, development, and commercialization of technologies to produce low and negative carbon intensity renewable fuels that replace fossil-based products. In addition, it produces and sells ethanol; and wet distillers grains, distillers corn oil, and condensed distillers solubles to dairies and feedlots as animal feed. Further, the company markets and supplies USP alcohol and hand sanitizer; and produces renewable natural gas, as well as distilled biodiesel from various vegetable oil and animal waste feedstocks. Additionally, it researches and develops conversion technologies using waste feedstocks to produce biofuels and biochemicals. Furthermore, it sells biodiesel primarily to government oil marketing companies. Aemetis, Inc. is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

About SC

Strattner Financial Group Corp., an investment management company, manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, convertibles, credit, and hedge funds. It also focuses on selling satellite based communications devices. The company was formerly known as SC Holdings Corp. and changed its name to Strattner Financial Group Corp. in March 2020. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Strattner Financial Group Corp. is a subsidiary of Apollo Resources International, Inc.