ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI – Get Free Report) and Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
ASP Isotopes has a beta of 3.35, suggesting that its stock price is 235% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ASP Isotopes and Air Products and Chemicals, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ASP Isotopes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Air Products and Chemicals | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2.71 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
16.8% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by institutional investors. 21.4% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares ASP Isotopes and Air Products and Chemicals’ 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% |
| Air Products and Chemicals | 12.76% | 15.48% | 7.06% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ASP Isotopes and Air Products and Chemicals”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 | 190.70 | -$32.33 million | ($0.61) | -15.43 |
| Air Products and Chemicals | $12.10 billion | 5.34 | $3.83 billion | $6.88 | 42.23 |
Air Products and Chemicals has higher revenue and earnings than ASP Isotopes. ASP Isotopes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air Products and Chemicals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Air Products and Chemicals beats ASP Isotopes on 11 of the 15 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 Air Products and Chemicals
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and syngas; and specialty gases for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, manufacturing, electronics, energy production, medical, food, and metals. It also designs and manufactures equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, natural gas liquefaction, and liquid helium and liquid hydrogen transport and storage. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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