Aspen Aerogels (NYSE:ASPN) and Barratt Redrow (OTCMKTS:BTDPY) Head to Head Review

Aspen Aerogels (NYSE:ASPN) and Barratt Redrow (OTCMKTS:BTDPY) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Aspen Aerogels has a beta of 2.85, meaning that its stock price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barratt Redrow has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Aspen Aerogels and Barratt Redrow”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aspen Aerogels	$352.85 million	0.74	$13.38 million	($3.72)	-0.85
Barratt Redrow	$7.22 billion	1.04	$241.22 million	N/A	N/A

Barratt Redrow has higher revenue and earnings than Aspen Aerogels.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Aspen Aerogels and Barratt Redrow, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aspen Aerogels	3	2	4	1	2.30
Barratt Redrow	1	0	3	2	3.00

Aspen Aerogels presently has a consensus price target of $12.67, indicating a potential upside of 300.21%. Given Aspen Aerogels’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Aspen Aerogels is more favorable than Barratt Redrow.

Profitability

This table compares Aspen Aerogels and Barratt Redrow’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aspen Aerogels	-78.53%	2.92%	1.85%
Barratt Redrow	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.6% of Aspen Aerogels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Barratt Redrow shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Aspen Aerogels shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Aspen Aerogels beats Barratt Redrow on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aspen Aerogels

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells aerogel insulation products primarily for use in the energy infrastructure and sustainable insulation materials markets in the United States, Asia, Canada, Europe, and Latin America. It operates in two segments, Energy Industrial and Thermal Barrier. The company offers PyroThin thermal barriers for use in lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage industries; Pyrogel XTE that reduces the risk of corrosion under insulation in energy infrastructure operating systems; and Pyrogel HPS for applications within the power generation market. It also offers Pyrogel XTF to provide protection against fire; Cryogel Z for sub-ambient and cryogenic applications in the energy infrastructure market; Spaceloft Subsea for use in pipe-in-pipe applications in offshore oil production; and Cryogel X201, which is used in designing cold systems, such as refrigerated appliances, cold storage equipment, and aerospace systems. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Northborough, Massachusetts.

About Barratt Redrow

Barratt Redrow plc engages in the housebuilding business in the United Kingdom. The company acquires and develops land; plans, designs, and constructs homes, apartments, penthouses, and communities, as well as undertakes mixed-use regeneration schemes; and develops retail, leisure, office, industrial, and mixed-use properties. It is also involved in the commercial development business under the Wilson Bowden Developments brand name. The company offers its homes under the Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes, and Barratt London brands. The company was formerly known as Barratt Developments plc and changed its name Barratt Redrow plc in October 2024. Barratt Redrow plc was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Coalville, the United Kingdom.