ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI) versus HighCom Global Security (OTCMKTS:HCGS) Financial Survey

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASP Isotopes	$3.38 million	94.74	-$16.29 million	($0.61)	-7.36
HighCom Global Security	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Profitability

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

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

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

ASP Isotopes currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.22%. Given ASP Isotopes’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe ASP Isotopes is more favorable than HighCom Global Security.

Summary

ASP Isotopes beats HighCom Global Security on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.