AER Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:AERN) vs. Amprius Technologies (NYSE:AMPX) Critical Review

AER Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:AERN) and Amprius Technologies (NYSE:AMPX) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for AER Energy Resources and Amprius Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AER Energy Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
Amprius Technologies	0	0	6	2	3.25

Amprius Technologies has a consensus price target of $8.17, suggesting a potential upside of 246.05%. Given Amprius Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amprius Technologies is more favorable than AER Energy Resources.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AER Energy Resources and Amprius Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AER Energy Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amprius Technologies	$17.22 million	14.51	-$36.78 million	($0.45)	-5.24

AER Energy Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Amprius Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares AER Energy Resources and Amprius Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AER Energy Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amprius Technologies	-245.92%	-71.39%	-40.04%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

5.0% of Amprius Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.0% of AER Energy Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Amprius Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Amprius Technologies beats AER Energy Resources on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AER Energy Resources

AER Energy Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in acquiring, managing, and operating oil and gas properties in North America. The company is also involved in the recycling of used motor oil; marketing of related fuel and energy products to users, suppliers, and recycler’s; and real estate business. AER Energy Resources, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Amprius Technologies

Amprius Technologies, Inc. produces and sells ultra-high energy density lithium-ion batteries for mobility applications. The company offers silicon nanowire anode batteries. Its batteries are primarily used for existing and emerging aviation applications, including unmanned aerial systems, such as drones and high-altitude pseudo satellites. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.