Gulf Resources (GURE) Competitors

Gulf Resources (NASDAQ:GURE) and Evogene (NASDAQ:EVGN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GURE or EVGN?

3.3% of Gulf Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.4% of Evogene shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Gulf Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Evogene shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor GURE or EVGN?

In the previous week, Gulf Resources had 5 more articles in the media than Evogene. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Gulf Resources and 7 mentions for Evogene. Gulf Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Evogene's score of 0.00 indicating that Gulf Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gulf Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Evogene	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is GURE or EVGN more profitable?

Evogene has a net margin of -210.26% compared to Gulf Resources' net margin of -776.15%. Gulf Resources' return on equity of -52.02% beat Evogene's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulf Resources	-776.15%	-52.02%	-46.40%
Evogene	-210.26%	-72.33%	-40.42%

Do analysts prefer GURE or EVGN?

Evogene has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 690.51%. Given Evogene's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Evogene is more favorable than Gulf Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulf Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Evogene	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, GURE or EVGN?

Gulf Resources has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evogene has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GURE or EVGN?

Evogene received 98 more outperform votes than Gulf Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.24% of users gave Gulf Resources an outperform vote while only 56.12% of users gave Evogene an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gulf Resources	Outperform Votes 122 62.24%	Underperform Votes 74 37.76%
Evogene	Outperform Votes 220 56.12%	Underperform Votes 172 43.88%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GURE or EVGN?

Evogene has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gulf Resources. Evogene is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Resources, 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
Gulf Resources	$30.04M	0.21	-$61.79M	-$9.42	-0.06
Evogene	$5.64M	1.45	-$23.88M	-$3.96	-0.38

Summary

Evogene beats Gulf Resources on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.