American Battery Technology (ABAT) & The Competition Head to Head Contrast

American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT) is one of 29 publicly-traded companies in the “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare American Battery Technology to related companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares American Battery Technology and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Battery Technology	N/A	-61.72%	-46.74%
American Battery Technology Competitors	2.42%	24.50%	4.10%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares American Battery Technology and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Battery Technology	$343,500.00	-$52.50 million	-1.03
American Battery Technology Competitors	$2.31 billion	$259.64 million	21.67

American Battery Technology’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than American Battery Technology. American Battery Technology 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for American Battery Technology and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Battery Technology	0	0	1	0	3.00
American Battery Technology Competitors	253	1158	1544	17	2.45

American Battery Technology presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 501.99%. As a group, “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies have a potential upside of 7.43%. Given American Battery Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Battery Technology is more favorable than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.9% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

American Battery Technology competitors beat American Battery Technology on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

About American Battery Technology

American Battery Technology Company operates as a battery materials company. The company explores for resources of battery metals, such as such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese; and develops and commercializes technologies for the extraction of battery metals, as well as commercializes integrated process for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The company was formerly known as American Battery Metals Corporation. American Battery Technology Company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.