Comparing ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI) and HighCom Global Security (OTCMKTS:HCGS)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for ASP Isotopes and HighCom Global Security, as reported 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 presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential downside of 9.09%. Given HighCom Global Security’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HighCom Global Security is more favorable than ASP Isotopes.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

16.8% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by institutional investors. 21.4% of ASP Isotopes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of HighCom Global Security shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

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	104.45	-$16.29 million	($0.61)	-8.11
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.

Summary

ASP Isotopes beats HighCom Global Security on 5 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.