Critical Survey: American Environmental Partners (AEPT) vs. Its Peers

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.3% of American Environmental Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares American Environmental Partners and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Environmental Partners	$23.81 million	N/A	-0.05
American Environmental Partners Competitors	$5.80 billion	$14.27 million	4.42

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

Risk and Volatility

American Environmental Partners has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Environmental Partners’ peers have a beta of 0.79, meaning that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares American Environmental Partners and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Environmental Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Environmental Partners Competitors	-84.31%	-387.57%	-2.86%

American Environmental Partners Company Profile

American Environmental Partners, Inc., through its subsidiaries, sources, treats, and distributes reclaimed water in the United States. It engages in the designing, construction, and operation of regional water treatment facilities that serve industrial, energy, and government sectors. The company also focuses on drilling, operating, and partnership opportunities in the upstream oil and gas space. It also provides geotechnical services; educational marketing platforms of podcasts and videography; and construction, drilling, flowback, completions, and well-site services. The company was formerly known as American Energy Partners, Inc. and changed its name to American Environmental Partners, Inc. in October 2023. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.