Comparing American Environmental Partners (AEPT) & The Competition

American Environmental Partners (OTCMKTS:AEPT) is one of 46 public companies in the “Industrial organic chemicals” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare American Environmental Partners to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.3% of American Environmental Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for American Environmental Partners and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Environmental Partners	0	0	0	0	N/A
American Environmental Partners Competitors	485	1009	1542	69	2.38

As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 28.72%. Given American Environmental Partners’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Environmental Partners has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Environmental Partners and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Environmental Partners	$23.81 million	N/A	-0.04
American Environmental Partners Competitors	$3.89 billion	$14.27 million	4.10

American Environmental Partners’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than American Environmental Partners. American Environmental Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

American Environmental Partners has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Environmental Partners’ competitors have a beta of 0.79, meaning that their average share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares American Environmental Partners and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Environmental Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Environmental Partners Competitors	-84.29%	-387.46%	-2.86%

Summary

American Environmental Partners competitors beat American Environmental Partners on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About American Environmental Partners

American Environmental Partners, Inc., through its subsidiaries, sources, treats, and distributes reclaimed water in the United States. It engages in the designing, construction, and operation of regional water treatment facilities that serve industrial, energy, and government sectors. The company also focuses on drilling, operating, and partnership opportunities in the upstream oil and gas space. It also provides geotechnical services; educational marketing platforms of podcasts and videography; and construction, drilling, flowback, completions, and well-site services. The company was formerly known as American Energy Partners, Inc. and changed its name to American Environmental Partners, Inc. in October 2023. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.