Pure Cycle (PCYO) Competitors

Pure Cycle (NASDAQ:PCYO) and Nano Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ:NNE) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer PCYO or NNE?

In the previous week, Nano Nuclear Energy had 15 more articles in the media than Pure Cycle. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Nano Nuclear Energy and 1 mentions for Pure Cycle. Nano Nuclear Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Pure Cycle's score of 0.90 indicating that Nano Nuclear Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pure Cycle	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nano Nuclear Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PCYO or NNE?

Pure Cycle has higher revenue and earnings than Nano Nuclear Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pure Cycle	$28.75M	9.38	$11.61M	$0.55	20.36
Nano Nuclear Energy	N/A	N/A	-$10.15M	N/A	N/A

Is PCYO or NNE more profitable?

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 46.32% compared to Nano Nuclear Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Pure Cycle's return on equity of 10.54% beat Nano Nuclear Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pure Cycle	46.32%	10.54%	9.36%
Nano Nuclear Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer PCYO or NNE?

Nano Nuclear Energy has a consensus target price of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 59.12%. Given Nano Nuclear Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nano Nuclear Energy is more favorable than Pure Cycle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pure Cycle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Nano Nuclear Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PCYO or NNE?

51.4% of Pure Cycle shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Pure Cycle shares are held 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 PCYO or NNE?

Pure Cycle received 176 more outperform votes than Nano Nuclear Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Nano Nuclear Energy an outperform vote while only 67.66% of users gave Pure Cycle an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pure Cycle	Outperform Votes 182 67.66%	Underperform Votes 87 32.34%
Nano Nuclear Energy	Outperform Votes 6 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Pure Cycle beats Nano Nuclear Energy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.