ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI – Get Free Report) and Basf (OTCMKTS:BASFY – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Volatility & Risk
ASP Isotopes has a beta of 3.29, suggesting that its share price is 229% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Basf has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares ASP Isotopes and Basf”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ASP Isotopes | $4.14 million | 228.79 | -$32.33 million | ($1.27) | -7.98 |
| Basf | $70.63 billion | 0.62 | $1.40 billion | $0.10 | 122.80 |
Basf has higher revenue and earnings than ASP Isotopes. ASP Isotopes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Basf, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares ASP Isotopes and Basf’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ASP Isotopes | -2,181.62% | -239.22% | -98.70% |
| Basf | 0.43% | 6.88% | 3.09% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
16.8% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Basf shares are held by institutional investors. 21.4% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for ASP Isotopes and Basf, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ASP Isotopes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Basf | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.38 |
ASP Isotopes currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.21%. Given ASP Isotopes’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ASP Isotopes is more favorable than Basf.
Summary
Basf beats ASP Isotopes on 9 of the 14 factors compared between 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 Basf
BASF SE operates as a chemical company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. The Chemicals segment provides petrochemicals and intermediates. The Materials segment offers advanced materials and their precursors for applications and systems comprising isocyanates, polyamides, and inorganic basic products, as well as specialties for plastics and plastics processing industries. The Industrial Solutions segment develops and markets ingredients and additives for industrial applications, such as polymer dispersions, resins, additives, electronic materials, and antioxidants for automotive, plastics, paints and coatings, electronics, and energy and resource industries. The Surface Technologies segment provides automotive OEM and refinish coatings, surface treatment, catalysts, battery materials, and precious and base metal services for the automotive and chemical sectors. The Nutrition & Care segment offers ingredients for consumer goods in the areas of nutrition, home, personal care, and technical applications; and serves the food and feed producers, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, detergents, cleaners, and crop protection industries, as well as fast-moving consumer goods sector. The Agricultural Solutions segment provides seeds and seed treatment products; fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and biological crop protection products; and digital farming solutions. The company engages in engineering and other; rental and leasing; and commodity trading activities. BASF SE was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany.
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