Ferrexpo (FXPO) Competitors

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

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%	-4.77%	2.21%
EVRAZ	11.76%	63.37%	27.67%

Which has stronger valuation and 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	£866.32M	0.53	-£56.31M	-£0.07	-1,088.79
EVRAZ	£15.40B	0.08	£2.23B	£1.92	42.19

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FXPO or EVR?

26.4% of Ferrexpo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.4% of EVRAZ shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.4% of Ferrexpo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

Is FXPO or EVR a better dividend stock?

Ferrexpo pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. EVRAZ pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 93.8%. Ferrexpo pays out -4,285.7% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, FXPO or EVR?

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

Does the media favor FXPO or EVR?

In the previous week, Ferrexpo had 1 more articles in the media than EVRAZ. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ferrexpo and 1 mentions for EVRAZ. Ferrexpo's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat EVRAZ's score of 0.00 indicating that Ferrexpo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ferrexpo	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EVRAZ	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Ferrexpo beats EVRAZ on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.