Reviewing American Environmental Partners (AEPT) and Its Rivals
by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets DailyAmerican Environmental Partners (OTCMKTS:AEPT – Get Free Report) is one of 45 publicly-traded companies in the “Industrial organic chemicals” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare American Environmental Partners to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.
Insider and Institutional 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. 16.7% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares American Environmental Partners and its peers’ 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 | -86.43% | -387.44% | -3.02% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares American Environmental Partners and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Environmental Partners | $23.81 million | N/A | -0.07 |
| American Environmental Partners Competitors | $5.76 billion | $14.41 million | 5.28 |
American Environmental Partners’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than American Environmental Partners. American Environmental Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Risk & Volatility
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’ peers have a beta of 0.78, indicating that their average share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for American Environmental Partners and its peers, 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 | 485 | 1006 | 1539 | 69 | 2.38 |
As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 28.96%. Given American Environmental Partners’ peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Environmental Partners has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Summary
American Environmental Partners peers 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.