Aeluma (ALMU) vs. Its Peers Critical Contrast

Aeluma (NASDAQ:ALMU) is one of 221 public companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Aeluma to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Aeluma and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aeluma	1	1	4	1	2.71
Aeluma Competitors	3513	12375	25815	1000	2.57

Aeluma currently has a consensus price target of $22.75, indicating a potential upside of 209.52%. As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 42.81%. Given Aeluma’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Aeluma is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aeluma	$4.46 million	-$9.16 million	-14.13
Aeluma Competitors	$39.10 billion	$2.53 billion	8.96

Aeluma’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Aeluma. Aeluma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Aeluma and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aeluma	-205.31%	-18.14%	-17.20%
Aeluma Competitors	-1,266.87%	-126.22%	-3.89%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

54.8% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Aeluma shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Aeluma has a beta of 4.52, suggesting that its stock price is 352% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aeluma’s competitors have a beta of 2.80, suggesting that their average stock price is 180% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aeluma beats its competitors on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Aeluma Company Profile

Aeluma, Inc. is a semiconductor company developing technologies designed to manufacture high-performance compound semiconductor devices on large-diameter silicon substrates. Its approach is intended to combine the performance characteristics of compound semiconductors with the scalability and manufacturing infrastructure associated with silicon wafers. The company’s technology is applicable to products such as photodetectors, light-emitting devices, laser components and other optoelectronic devices.