Mitsubishi Chemical (OTCMKTS:MTLHY) versus ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI) Financial Contrast

Mitsubishi Chemical (OTCMKTS:MTLHY) and ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Mitsubishi Chemical and ASP Isotopes’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mitsubishi Chemical	0.62%	0.98%	0.38%
ASP Isotopes	-1,259.12%	-190.44%	-77.22%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Mitsubishi Chemical and ASP Isotopes, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mitsubishi Chemical	0	0	0	0	0.00
ASP Isotopes	1	0	2	0	2.33

ASP Isotopes has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 153.41%. Given ASP Isotopes’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ASP Isotopes is more favorable than Mitsubishi Chemical.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.8% of ASP Isotopes shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.4% of ASP Isotopes shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mitsubishi Chemical and ASP Isotopes”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mitsubishi Chemical	$28.94 billion	0.33	$297.13 million	$0.61	54.93
ASP Isotopes	$4.14 million	137.35	-$32.33 million	($1.30)	-3.95

Mitsubishi Chemical has higher revenue and earnings than ASP Isotopes. ASP Isotopes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mitsubishi Chemical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Mitsubishi Chemical has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASP Isotopes has a beta of 3.47, suggesting that its share price is 247% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About Mitsubishi Chemical

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation provides performance products, chemicals, industrial gases, health care products, and other products in Japan and internationally. It operates in five segments: Specialty Materials, Industrial Gases, Health Care, MMA, and Basic Materials. The Specialty Materials segment offers performance polymers, soarnol, gohsenol, sustainable polymers, and engineering plastics; coating materials, additives, and fines; packaging, industrial and medical, acetyl, and polyester films; engineering shapes and solutions, carbon fiber and composite materials, and fibers; aqua, life, and infrastructure solutions; and semiconductor, electronics, and battery materials. The Industrial Gases segment provides industrial gases. The Health Care segment offers ethical pharmaceuticals. The MMA segment provides methyl methacrylate (MMA) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The Basic Materials segment offers basic petrochemicals, polyolefins, and basic chemical derivatives, as well as carbon products. The company provides engineering, transportation, and warehousing services. Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.