Analyzing Amesite (AMST) & Its Rivals

Amesite (NASDAQ:AMST) is one of 953 public companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Amesite to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Amesite and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amesite	-850.55%	-162.26%	-135.85%
Amesite Competitors	-607.02%	22.93%	-8.85%

Volatility and Risk

Amesite has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amesite’s peers have a beta of 1.34, meaning that their average share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.6% of Amesite shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned by institutional investors. 33.2% of Amesite shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Amesite and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amesite	1	0	0	0	1.00
Amesite Competitors	5750	21532	44895	1497	2.57

As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 29.62%. Given Amesite’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amesite has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Amesite and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amesite	$364,777.00	-$3.10 million	-0.87
Amesite Competitors	$1.92 billion	$387.74 million	108.97

Amesite’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Amesite. Amesite 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.

Summary

Amesite peers beat Amesite on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

Amesite Company Profile

Amesite Inc., an artificial intelligence driven platform and course designer, that provides online products in the United States. The company uses machine learning to offer a mass customized experience to learners. It serves businesses, universities and colleges, K-12 schools, museums, and non-profit organizations. Amesite Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.