American Environmental Partners (AEPT) vs. The Competition Financial Review

American Environmental Partners (OTCMKTS:AEPT) is one of 45 public companies in the “Industrial organic chemicals” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare American Environmental Partners to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk and valuation.

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & 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	-0.08
American Environmental Partners Competitors	$5.97 billion	$14.96 million	5.28

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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for American Environmental Partners and its rivals, 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	483	1006	1537	69	2.39

As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 27.09%. Given American Environmental Partners’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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	-86.42%	-387.45%	-3.03%

Risk & Volatility

American Environmental Partners has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Environmental Partners’ rivals have a beta of 0.78, suggesting that their average share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.