Iofina (IOF) Competitors

Synthomer (LON:SYNT) and Iofina (LON:IOF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, SYNT or IOF?

Synthomer has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iofina has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SYNT or IOF?

Iofina has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Synthomer. Synthomer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iofina, 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
Synthomer	£1.87B	0.09	-£82.04M	-£49.90	-2.03
Iofina	£61.34M	0.96	£4.28M	£1.42	17.19

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SYNT or IOF?

43.8% of Synthomer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Iofina shares are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of Synthomer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.1% of Iofina shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend SYNT or IOF?

Synthomer currently has a consensus price target of GBX 212.50, indicating a potential upside of 109.90%. Iofina has a consensus price target of GBX 37.50, indicating a potential upside of 53.06%. Given Synthomer's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Synthomer is more favorable than Iofina.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synthomer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Iofina	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SYNT or IOF more profitable?

Iofina has a net margin of 6.98% compared to Synthomer's net margin of -4.40%. Iofina's return on equity of 8.00% beat Synthomer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synthomer	-4.40%	-7.52%	-0.28%
Iofina	6.98%	8.00%	5.18%

Does the media favor SYNT or IOF?

In the previous week, Iofina had 1 more articles in the media than Synthomer. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Iofina and 0 mentions for Synthomer. Synthomer's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Iofina'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Synthomer	Neutral
Iofina	Neutral

Summary

Iofina beats Synthomer on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.