Iofina (IOF) Competitors

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

Is TET or IOF more profitable?

Treatt has a net margin of 7.88% compared to Iofina's net margin of 6.98%. Treatt's return on equity of 8.09% beat Iofina's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Treatt	7.88%	8.09%	6.72%
Iofina	6.98%	8.00%	5.18%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TET or IOF?

Iofina received 36 more outperform votes than Treatt when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.97% of users gave Treatt an outperform vote while only 66.44% of users gave Iofina an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Treatt	Outperform Votes 160 68.97%	Underperform Votes 72 31.03%
Iofina	Outperform Votes 196 66.44%	Underperform Votes 99 33.56%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TET or IOF?

50.9% of Treatt shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Iofina shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Treatt shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.1% of Iofina shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TET or IOF?

Treatt has higher revenue and earnings than Iofina. Treatt 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
Treatt	£142.31M	0.96	£11.22M	£18.51	12.24
Iofina	£61.34M	0.80	£4.28M	£1.42	14.39

Does the media refer more to TET or IOF?

In the previous week, Iofina had 3 more articles in the media than Treatt. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Iofina and 0 mentions for Treatt. Iofina's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Treatt's score of 0.00 indicating that Iofina is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Treatt	Neutral
Iofina	Neutral

Do analysts rate TET or IOF?

Treatt currently has a consensus price target of GBX 650, indicating a potential upside of 186.98%. Iofina has a consensus price target of GBX 36.25, indicating a potential upside of 76.83%. Given Treatt's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Treatt is more favorable than Iofina.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Treatt	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Iofina	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, TET or IOF?

Treatt has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iofina has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Treatt beats Iofina on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.