Comparing American Environmental Partners (AEPT) and Its Peers

American Environmental Partners (OTCMKTS:AEPT) is one of 44 public companies in the “Industrial organic chemicals” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare American Environmental Partners to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.3% of American Environmental Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

American Environmental Partners has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Environmental Partners’ rivals have a beta of 0.54, meaning that their average stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for American Environmental Partners and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Environmental Partners	0	0	0	0	N/A
American Environmental Partners Competitors	480	987	1500	48	2.37

As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 22.91%. Given American Environmental Partners’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Environmental Partners has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares American Environmental Partners and its rivals’ 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	-22.18%	-405.07%	-2.56%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares American Environmental Partners and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Environmental Partners	$23.81 million	N/A	-0.10
American Environmental Partners Competitors	$5.72 billion	$12.41 million	5.51

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

Summary

American Environmental Partners rivals 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.