Head-To-Head Survey: Aeluma (ALMU) & Its Rivals

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

Risk & Volatility

Aeluma has a beta of 4.18, indicating that its share price is 318% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aeluma’s rivals have a beta of 2.00, indicating that their average share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Aeluma and its rivals’ 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	-227.39%	-124.78%	-3.06%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aeluma	$4.66 million	-$3.02 million	-51.86
Aeluma Competitors	$11.04 billion	$1.80 billion	52.67

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

54.8% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Aeluma shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Aeluma and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aeluma	1	0	2	1	2.75
Aeluma Competitors	3339	11926	24914	910	2.57

Aeluma presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.73%. As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 9.58%. Given Aeluma’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aeluma is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

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

About Aeluma

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.