Ferrexpo (FXPO) Competitors

Ferrexpo (LON:FXPO) and EVRAZ (LON:EVR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer FXPO or EVR?

In the previous week, Ferrexpo's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled EVRAZ'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ferrexpo	Neutral
EVRAZ	Neutral

Is FXPO or EVR more profitable?

EVRAZ has a net margin of 11.76% compared to Ferrexpo's net margin of -6.50%. EVRAZ's return on equity of 63.37% beat Ferrexpo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferrexpo	-6.50%	-5.13%	2.21%
EVRAZ	11.76%	63.37%	27.67%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FXPO or EVR?

Ferrexpo received 610 more outperform votes than EVRAZ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.39% of users gave Ferrexpo an outperform vote while only 47.70% of users gave EVRAZ an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ferrexpo	Outperform Votes 797 59.39%	Underperform Votes 545 40.61%
EVRAZ	Outperform Votes 187 47.70%	Underperform Votes 205 52.30%

Which has more risk & volatility, FXPO or EVR?

Ferrexpo has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVRAZ has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FXPO or EVR?

26.4% of Ferrexpo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.4% of EVRAZ shares are held by institutional investors. 52.4% of Ferrexpo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FXPO or EVR a better dividend stock?

Ferrexpo pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. EVRAZ pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share. Ferrexpo pays out -40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EVRAZ pays out 3,958.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ferrexpo is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FXPO or EVR?

EVRAZ has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrexpo. Ferrexpo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EVRAZ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ferrexpo	£1.07B	0.33	-£69.51M	-£7.47	-6.40
EVRAZ	£15.40B	0.00	£2.23B	£1.92	N/A

Summary

Ferrexpo and EVRAZ tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.