PPIH vs. FTEK, WRAP, VLD, PYRGF, IDN, APT, IPWR, DNMR, BWEN, and RSSS Should you be buying Perma-Pipe International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Perma-Pipe International include Fuel Tech (FTEK), Wrap Technologies (WRAP), Velo3D (VLD), PyroGenesis Canada (PYRGF), Intellicheck (IDN), Alpha Pro Tech (APT), Ideal Power (IPWR), Danimer Scientific (DNMR), Broadwind (BWEN), and Research Solutions (RSSS). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.
Perma-Pipe International (NASDAQ:PPIH ) and Fuel Tech (NASDAQ:FTEK ) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking.
Do analysts rate PPIH or FTEK?
Fuel Tech has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 230.58%. Given Fuel Tech's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fuel Tech is more favorable than Perma-Pipe International.
Which has more volatility & risk, PPIH or FTEK?
Perma-Pipe International has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fuel Tech has a beta of 4.21, meaning that its share price is 321% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Does the media refer more to PPIH or FTEK?
In the previous week, Fuel Tech had 4 more articles in the media than Perma-Pipe International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Fuel Tech and 2 mentions for Perma-Pipe International. Perma-Pipe International's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Fuel Tech's score of -0.39 indicating that Perma-Pipe International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PPIH or FTEK?
Perma-Pipe International has higher revenue and earnings than Fuel Tech. Fuel Tech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Perma-Pipe International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PPIH or FTEK?
28.4% of Perma-Pipe International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of Fuel Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Perma-Pipe International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Fuel Tech shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Does the MarketBeat Community favor PPIH or FTEK?
Fuel Tech received 125 more outperform votes than Perma-Pipe International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.96% of users gave Perma-Pipe International an outperform vote while only 50.71% of users gave Fuel Tech an outperform vote.
Is PPIH or FTEK more profitable?
Perma-Pipe International has a net margin of 6.95% compared to Fuel Tech's net margin of -3.41%. Perma-Pipe International's return on equity of 17.70% beat Fuel Tech's return on equity.
Summary Perma-Pipe International beats Fuel Tech on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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