Aeluma (ALMU) and Its Competitors Head-To-Head Review

Aeluma (NASDAQ:ALMU) is one of 220 publicly-traded companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Aeluma to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Aeluma has a beta of 4.52, suggesting that its share price is 352% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aeluma’s rivals have a beta of 2.81, suggesting that their average share price is 181% 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	-205.31%	-18.14%	-17.20%
Aeluma Competitors	-1,255.36%	-126.08%	-3.83%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

54.7% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Aeluma shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Aeluma and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aeluma	1	1	4	1	2.71
Aeluma Competitors	3516	12397	25852	1004	2.57

Aeluma presently has a consensus target price of $22.75, indicating a potential upside of 200.13%. As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 37.30%. Given Aeluma’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Aeluma is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Aeluma and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aeluma	$4.46 million	-$9.16 million	-14.58
Aeluma Competitors	$7.39 billion	$2.55 billion	20.03

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.

Summary

Aeluma beats its rivals on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About Aeluma

Aeluma, Inc. develops semiconductor materials and optoelectronic devices using technology designed to integrate compound semiconductors with silicon wafers. Its approach aims to combine the performance of compound semiconductors with the scale and manufacturing advantages of silicon-based processes. The company’s technology is intended for applications in areas such as optical communications, sensing, and other photonics markets. Potential device applications include lasers and photodetectors, which can be used to generate or detect light in electronic systems.