Analyzing Alpha Modus (NASDAQ:AMOD) and Churchill Capital Corp IX (NASDAQ:CCIX)

Churchill Capital Corp IX (NASDAQ:CCIX) and Alpha Modus (NASDAQ:AMOD) are both small-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Churchill Capital Corp IX and Alpha Modus, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Churchill Capital Corp IX	1	0	0	0	1.00
Alpha Modus	1	0	1	0	2.00

Alpha Modus has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,521.18%. Given Alpha Modus’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alpha Modus is more favorable than Churchill Capital Corp IX.

Volatility and Risk

Churchill Capital Corp IX has a beta of -0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Modus has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Churchill Capital Corp IX and Alpha Modus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Churchill Capital Corp IX	N/A	-73.85%	2.39%
Alpha Modus	N/A	N/A	-986.14%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Churchill Capital Corp IX and Alpha Modus”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Churchill Capital Corp IX	N/A	N/A	$8.56 million	$0.19	57.18
Alpha Modus	$10,000.00	1,524.81	-$8.02 million	($14.00)	-0.26

Churchill Capital Corp IX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alpha Modus. Alpha Modus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Churchill Capital Corp IX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.9% of Alpha Modus shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Churchill Capital Corp IX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.9% of Alpha Modus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Alpha Modus beats Churchill Capital Corp IX on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Churchill Capital Corp IX

Coleman Cable, Inc. (Coleman) is a designer, developer, manufacturer and supplier of electrical wire and cable products for consumer, commercial and industrial applications, with operations primarily in the United States and in Honduras and Canada. The Company’s wire and cable products enable it to offer its customers a single source for many of their wire and cable product requirements. It manufactures its products in 10 domestic manufacturing locations and supplement its domestic production with both international and domestic sourcing. It sells its products to more than 8,000 active customers in end markets. It operates in three segments: Distribution, OEM, and Other. On April 1, 2011, the Company acquired The Designers Edge. On April 29, 2011, the Company acquired certain assets of First Capitol Wire and Cable (FCWC) and Continental Wire and Cable (CWC). On May 16, 2011, the Company acquired Technology Research Corporation (TRC). In May 2012, the Company acquired Watteredge, Inc.

About Alpha Modus

Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. operates as a blank check company. The company was founded on December 13, 2024 and is headquartered in Cornelius, NC.