Critical Analysis: Amesite (AMST) & Its Peers

Amesite (NASDAQ:AMST) is one of 445 publicly-traded companies in the “Prepackaged software” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Amesite to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.6% of Amesite shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.9% of shares of all “Prepackaged software” companies are held by institutional investors. 37.9% of Amesite shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of shares of all “Prepackaged software” companies are held 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.

Profitability

This table compares Amesite and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amesite	-2,653.01%	-111.75%	-102.34%
Amesite Competitors	-60.24%	-9.92%	-8.06%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Amesite and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amesite	0	0	0	0	N/A
Amesite Competitors	2306	15593	30781	869	2.61

As a group, “Prepackaged software” companies have a potential upside of 14.46%. Given Amesite’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amesite has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

Amesite has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amesite’s rivals have a beta of 1.37, suggesting that their average stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Amesite and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amesite	$166,881.00	-$4.40 million	-1.59
Amesite Competitors	$2.47 billion	$342.57 million	1.36

Amesite’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Amesite. Amesite 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.

Summary

Amesite rivals beat Amesite on 8 of the 10 factors compared.

Amesite Company Profile

Amesite Inc., an artificial intelligence driven platform and course designer, that provides online products in the United States. The company uses machine learning to offer a mass customized experience to learners. It serves businesses, universities and colleges, K-12 schools, museums, and non-profit organizations. Amesite Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.