American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT – Get Free Report) is one of 29 publicly-traded companies in the “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare American Battery Technology to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares American Battery Technology and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Battery Technology | N/A | -61.72% | -46.74% |
| American Battery Technology Competitors | -1.52% | 14.89% | 3.96% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares American Battery Technology and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Battery Technology | $343,500.00 | -$52.50 million | -1.02 |
| American Battery Technology Competitors | $2.27 billion | $259.42 million | 28.06 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
9.9% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
American Battery Technology has a beta of 2.17, suggesting that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Battery Technology’s peers have a beta of 1.12, suggesting that their average stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for American Battery Technology and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Battery Technology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| American Battery Technology Competitors | 254 | 1166 | 1555 | 17 | 2.45 |
American Battery Technology currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 509.14%. As a group, “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies have a potential upside of 6.86%. Given American Battery Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Battery Technology is more favorable than its peers.
Summary
American Battery Technology peers beat American Battery Technology on 8 of the 13 factors compared.
About American Battery Technology
American Battery Technology Company operates as a battery materials company. The company explores for resources of battery metals, such as such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese; and develops and commercializes technologies for the extraction of battery metals, as well as commercializes integrated process for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The company was formerly known as American Battery Metals Corporation. American Battery Technology Company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
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