Aeluma (ALMU) & Its Competitors Head to Head Comparison

Aeluma (NASDAQ:ALMU) is one of 219 public companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Aeluma to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

55.0% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Aeluma shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Aeluma and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aeluma	$4.66 million	-$3.02 million	-49.29
Aeluma Competitors	$6.36 billion	$1.81 billion	52.02

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.

Risk and Volatility

Aeluma has a beta of 4.19, suggesting that its stock price is 319% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aeluma’s competitors have a beta of 2.00, suggesting that their average stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Aeluma and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aeluma	1	0	2	1	2.75
Aeluma Competitors	3333	11914	24886	905	2.57

Aeluma presently has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.93%. As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 15.40%. Given Aeluma’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Aeluma is more favorable than its competitors.

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	-115.57%	-12.03%	-11.42%
Aeluma Competitors	-227.57%	-125.10%	-3.08%

Summary

Aeluma beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Aeluma Company Profile

Aeluma, Inc. develops optoelectronic and electronic devices in the United States. The company manufactures semiconductor materials and chips using compound semiconductors on diameter substrates that are used to manufacture mass market microelectronics. It offers its devices for use in mobile, automotive, AI, defence and aerospace, communication, AR/VR, and HPC applications, as well as laser emitters, transistors for integrated circuits, quantum photonic circuits, and solar cells applications. Aeluma, Inc. was formerly known as Parc Investments, Inc. and changed its name to Aeluma, Inc. June 2021. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Goleta, California.