Financial Review: American Environmental Partners (AEPT) and Its Rivals

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

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	-20.96%	-386.35%	-2.24%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.3% of American Environmental Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.1% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

American Environmental Partners has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Environmental Partners’ competitors have a beta of 0.56, suggesting that their average stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for American Environmental Partners and its competitors, 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	481	1005	1534	68	2.39

As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 21.65%. 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 gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Environmental Partners	$23.81 million	N/A	-0.10
American Environmental Partners Competitors	$5.59 billion	$13.76 million	5.78

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.

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.