5N Plus (VNP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

5N Plus Inc. produces and sells specialty metals and chemicals in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments, Specialty Semiconductors and Performance Materials. The company offers semiconductor compounds, semiconductor wafers, metals, epitaxial semiconductor substrates, and solar cells. It also provides active pharmaceutical ingredients, animal feed additives, specialized chemicals, commercial grade metals, alloys, engineered powders, and recycling services. The company serves renewable energy, security, space, pharmaceutical, medical imaging, manufacturing, electronic, consumer, and industrial application markets. 5N Plus Inc. is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$6.62 to C$6.95
• 50-Day Range: C$5.87 to C$7.23
• 52-Week Range: C$2.99 to C$7.25
• Volume: 331,234 shs
• Average Volume: 104,358 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$604.66 million
• P/E Ratio: 42.50
• Dividend Yield: 2.25%
• Price Target: C$8.13
• Consensus Rating: Buy

5N Plus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

5N Plus scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

5N Plus has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

5N Plus has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of 5N Plus is 42.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.47.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of 5N Plus is 42.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 127.25.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

5N Plus has a PEG Ratio of 6,283.33. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

5N Plus has a P/B Ratio of 4.47. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VNP.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

5N Plus pays a meaningful dividend of 2.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

5N Plus does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VNP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.51

News Sentiment

5N Plus has a news sentiment score of 0.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.35 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for 5N Plus this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for VNP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, 5N Plus insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$521,250.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.91% of the stock of 5N Plus is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

43.95% of the stock of 5N Plus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VNP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VNP shares performed this year?

5N Plus' stock was trading at C$3.78 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, VNP shares have increased by 79.9% and is now trading at C$6.80.
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How were 5N Plus' earnings last quarter?

5N Plus Inc. (TSE:VNP) announced its earnings results on Monday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.02. The business earned $102.04 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $91.45 million. 5N Plus had a net margin of 4.15% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.56%.

How do I buy shares of 5N Plus?

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What other stocks do shareholders of 5N Plus own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that 5N Plus investors own include Bombardier, Inc. Class B (BBD.B), Zargon Oil & Gas (ZAR), ARC Resources (ARX), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Denison Mines (DML) and Great Panther Mining (GPR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2024
• Today: 10/17/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:VNP
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.5nplus.com
• Phone: +1-514-8560644
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 780
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$8.13
• High Stock Price Target: C$8.50
• Low Stock Price Target: C$7.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$0.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 42.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.18
• P/E Growth: 6283.33
• Net Income: C$11.10 million
• Net Margins: 4.15%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.56%
• Return on Assets: 3.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 110.23
• Current Ratio: 3.47
• Quick Ratio: 1.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$267.61 million
• Price / Sales: 2.26
• Cash Flow: C$1.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.18
• Book Value: C$1.52 per share
• Price / Book: 4.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 88,920,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$604.66 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.55