Critical Analysis: American Environmental Partners (AEPT) and The Competition

American Environmental Partners (OTCMKTS:AEPT) is one of 44 public companies in the “Industrial organic chemicals” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare American Environmental Partners to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

American Environmental Partners has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Environmental Partners’ rivals have a beta of 0.55, indicating that their average share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Environmental Partners and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Environmental Partners	$23.81 million	N/A	-0.08
American Environmental Partners Competitors	$5.78 billion	$14.41 million	5.45

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.

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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for American Environmental Partners and its rivals, as reported 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	483	1005	1535	68	2.38

As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 24.75%. Given American Environmental Partners’ rivals higher possible 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	-20.96%	-386.35%	-2.24%

Summary

American Environmental Partners rivals beat American Environmental Partners on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

American Environmental Partners Company Profile

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.