Contrasting HighCom Global Security (OTCMKTS:HCGS) & ASP Isotopes (NASDAQ:ASPI)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for HighCom Global Security and ASP Isotopes, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HighCom Global Security	0	0	0	0	0.00
ASP Isotopes	0	0	3	0	3.00

ASP Isotopes has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential downside of 20.49%. Given HighCom Global Security’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe HighCom Global Security is more favorable than ASP Isotopes.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares HighCom Global Security and ASP Isotopes”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HighCom Global Security	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASP Isotopes	$430,000.00	939.69	-$16.29 million	($0.61)	-9.28

HighCom Global Security has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ASP Isotopes.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

16.8% of ASP Isotopes shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of HighCom Global Security shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of ASP Isotopes shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares HighCom Global Security and ASP Isotopes’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HighCom Global Security	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASP Isotopes	-807.39%	-123.83%	-51.58%

Volatility and Risk

HighCom Global Security has a beta of -2.32, meaning that its share price is 332% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASP Isotopes has a beta of 3.48, meaning that its share price is 248% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ASP Isotopes beats HighCom Global Security on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.