Contrasting Amesite (AMST) & Its Competitors

Amesite (NASDAQ:AMST) is one of 953 public companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Amesite to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.6% of Amesite shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned by institutional investors. 33.2% of Amesite shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Amesite has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amesite’s competitors have a beta of 1.34, meaning that their average stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amesite	$364,777.00	-$3.10 million	-0.87
Amesite Competitors	$1.92 billion	$387.74 million	108.97

Amesite’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Amesite. Amesite 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Amesite and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amesite	1	0	0	0	1.00
Amesite Competitors	5750	21532	44895	1497	2.57

As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 29.62%. Given Amesite’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amesite has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amesite	-850.55%	-162.26%	-135.85%
Amesite Competitors	-607.02%	22.93%	-8.85%

Summary

Amesite competitors beat Amesite on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

Amesite Company Profile

Amesite Inc., an artificial intelligence driven platform and course designer, that provides online products in the United States. The company uses machine learning to offer a mass customized experience to learners. It serves businesses, universities and colleges, K-12 schools, museums, and non-profit organizations. Amesite Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.