Itaconix (ITX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IOF or ITX?

Iofina received 95 more outperform votes than Itaconix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.81% of users gave Itaconix an outperform vote while only 66.21% of users gave Iofina an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Iofina	Outperform Votes 194 66.21%	Underperform Votes 99 33.79%
Itaconix	Outperform Votes 99 67.81%	Underperform Votes 47 32.19%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IOF or ITX?

6.4% of Iofina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Itaconix shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.1% of Iofina shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Itaconix shares are owned by 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IOF or ITX?

Iofina has higher revenue and earnings than Itaconix. Itaconix 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
Iofina	£51.71M	0.72	£3.61M	£0.01	1,940.00
Itaconix	£6.62M	3.38	-£1.87M	-£0.04	-4,150.00

Is IOF or ITX more profitable?

Iofina has a net margin of 6.98% compared to Itaconix's net margin of -28.28%. Iofina's return on equity of 8.29% beat Itaconix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iofina	6.98%	8.29%	5.18%
Itaconix	-28.28%	-17.09%	-9.90%

Which has more volatility and risk, IOF or ITX?

Iofina has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itaconix has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer IOF or ITX?

Iofina presently has a consensus price target of GBX 35, indicating a potential upside of 80.41%. Given Iofina's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Iofina is more favorable than Itaconix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iofina	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Itaconix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor IOF or ITX?

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Iofina	Neutral
Itaconix	Neutral

Summary

Iofina beats Itaconix on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.