BOS vs. VNP, NEO, ECO, GGG, IPD, CHE.UN, NOT, NSR, APY, and IAU
Should you be buying AirBoss of America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AirBoss of America include 5N Plus (VNP), Neo Performance Materials (NEO), EcoSynthetix (ECO), G6 Materials (GGG), International Parkside Products (IPD), Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN), Noront Resources (NOT), Nomad Royalty (NSR), Anglo Pacific Group (APY), and i-80 Gold (IAU). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
5N Plus (TSE:VNP) and AirBoss of America (TSE:BOS) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
5N Plus has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AirBoss of America has a beta of 2.15, meaning that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, AirBoss of America had 4 more articles in the media than 5N Plus. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for AirBoss of America and 3 mentions for 5N Plus. 5N Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat AirBoss of America's score of 0.31 indicating that AirBoss of America is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
5N Plus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AirBoss of America. AirBoss of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 5N Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
5N Plus has a net margin of 6.53% compared to 5N Plus' net margin of -11.67%. AirBoss of America's return on equity of 13.41% beat 5N Plus' return on equity.
5N Plus presently has a consensus price target of C$4.72, suggesting a potential downside of 18.26%. AirBoss of America has a consensus price target of C$6.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.19%. Given 5N Plus' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AirBoss of America is more favorable than 5N Plus.
44.2% of 5N Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of AirBoss of America shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of 5N Plus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.9% of AirBoss of America shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
5N Plus received 138 more outperform votes than AirBoss of America when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.93% of users gave AirBoss of America an outperform vote while only 7.83% of users gave 5N Plus an outperform vote.
Summary
5N Plus beats AirBoss of America on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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