Critical Contrast: HighCom Global Security (OTCMKTS:HCGS) & ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI)

HighCom Global Security (OTCMKTS:HCGS) and ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for HighCom Global Security and ASP Isotopes, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HighCom Global Security	0	0	0	0	0.00
ASP Isotopes	0	0	3	0	3.00

ASP Isotopes has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.35%. Given HighCom Global Security’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe HighCom Global Security is more favorable than ASP Isotopes.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

16.8% of ASP Isotopes shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of HighCom Global Security shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of ASP Isotopes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares HighCom Global Security and ASP Isotopes”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HighCom Global Security	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASP Isotopes	$3.38 million	103.60	-$16.29 million	($0.61)	-8.05

HighCom Global Security has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ASP Isotopes.

Profitability

This table compares HighCom Global Security and ASP Isotopes’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HighCom Global Security	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASP Isotopes	-807.39%	-123.83%	-51.58%

Summary

ASP Isotopes beats HighCom Global Security on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HighCom Global Security

HighCom Global Security, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes security products and personal protective gears in the United States and internationally. The company offers ballistic helmets, hard armor plates, soft armor vests, and ballistic shields. It also provides BlastWrap, a blast mitigation technology that contains explosions and suppresses resulting flash fires. The company was formerly known as BlastGard International, Inc. and changed its name to HighCom Global Security, Inc. in June 2017. HighCom Global Security, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

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.