FSI vs. ESI, CBT, WDFC, OEC, ASPI, ARQ, FTK, ZTEK, AREC, and BLGO
Should you be buying Flexible Solutions International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flexible Solutions International include Element Solutions (ESI), Cabot (CBT), WD-40 (WDFC), Orion (OEC), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), ARQ (ARQ), Flotek Industries (FTK), Zentek (ZTEK), American Resources (AREC), and BioLargo (BLGO).
Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) and Flexible Solutions International (NYSE:FSI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Element Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Flexible Solutions International. Flexible Solutions International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Element Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Element Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Flexible Solutions International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Element Solutions and 3 mentions for Flexible Solutions International. Flexible Solutions International's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Element Solutions' score of 0.32 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
92.3% of Element Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.3% of Flexible Solutions International shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Flexible Solutions International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Element Solutions received 42 more outperform votes than Flexible Solutions International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 39.62% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Flexible Solutions International an outperform vote.
Flexible Solutions International has a net margin of 6.23% compared to Flexible Solutions International's net margin of 5.62%. Flexible Solutions International's return on equity of 13.96% beat Element Solutions' return on equity.
Element Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.20%. Given Flexible Solutions International's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Element Solutions is more favorable than Flexible Solutions International.
Element Solutions has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flexible Solutions International has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Element Solutions beats Flexible Solutions International on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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