ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR – Get Free Report) and Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for ACM Research and Ascent Solar Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ACM Research | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.17 |
| Ascent Solar Technologies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
ACM Research presently has a consensus price target of $122.75, indicating a potential upside of 64.90%. Ascent Solar Technologies has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 538.98%. Given Ascent Solar Technologies’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ascent Solar Technologies is more favorable than ACM Research.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ACM Research | 14.48% | 4.08% | 2.80% |
| Ascent Solar Technologies | -4,217.19% | -85.21% | -64.83% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
66.7% of ACM Research shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.4% of ACM Research shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares ACM Research and Ascent Solar Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ACM Research | $901.31 million | 5.34 | $94.08 million | $2.10 | 35.45 |
| Ascent Solar Technologies | $80,000.00 | 384.21 | -$7.83 million | ($1.48) | -2.11 |
ACM Research has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Solar Technologies. Ascent Solar Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ACM Research, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
ACM Research has a beta of 1.96, indicating that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascent Solar Technologies has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ACM Research beats Ascent Solar Technologies on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ACM Research
ACM Research, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells single-wafer wet cleaning equipment for enhancing the manufacturing process and yield for integrated chips worldwide. It offers space alternated phase shift technology for flat and patterned wafer surfaces, which employs alternating phases of megasonic waves to deliver megasonic energy in a uniform manner on a microscopic level; timely energized bubble oscillation technology for patterned wafer surfaces at advanced process nodes, which provides cleaning for 2D and 3D patterned wafers; Tahoe technology for delivering cleaning performance using less sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide; and electro-chemical plating technology for advanced metal plating. The company markets and sells its products under the SAPS, TEBO, ULTRA C, ULTRA Fn, Ultra ECP, Ultra ECP map, and Ultra ECP ap trademarks through direct sales force and third-party representatives. ACM Research, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
About Ascent Solar Technologies
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a solar technology company, engages in the manufacture and sale of photovoltaic solar modules in the United States. The company markets and sells its products through OEMs, system integrators, distributors, retailers, and value-added resellers. It serves agrivoltaics, aerospace, satellites, near earth orbiting vehicles, and fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.
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