Stardust Power (SDST) Competitors

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) and Stardust Power (NASDAQ:SDST) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer ECVT or SDST?

In the previous week, Stardust Power had 12 more articles in the media than Ecovyst. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Stardust Power and 3 mentions for Ecovyst. Ecovyst's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Stardust Power's score of 0.29 indicating that Ecovyst is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ecovyst	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stardust Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ECVT or SDST?

Ecovyst has higher revenue and earnings than Stardust Power.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ecovyst	$695.34M	1.28	$71.15M	$0.46	16.54
Stardust Power	N/A	N/A	$140K	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ECVT or SDST?

Ecovyst received 15 more outperform votes than Stardust Power when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Stardust Power an outperform vote while only 47.62% of users gave Ecovyst an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ecovyst	Outperform Votes 20 47.62%	Underperform Votes 22 52.38%
Stardust Power	Outperform Votes 5 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ECVT or SDST?

86.7% of Ecovyst shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.8% of Stardust Power shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Ecovyst shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.6% of Stardust Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ECVT or SDST more profitable?

Ecovyst has a net margin of 7.74% compared to Stardust Power's net margin of 0.00%. Ecovyst's return on equity of 7.07% beat Stardust Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ecovyst	7.74%	7.07%	2.76%
Stardust Power	N/A	N/A	-94.02%

Which has more risk & volatility, ECVT or SDST?

Ecovyst has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stardust Power has a beta of -0.07, meaning that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ECVT or SDST?

Ecovyst currently has a consensus price target of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 34.69%. Stardust Power has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 180.90%. Given Stardust Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Stardust Power is more favorable than Ecovyst.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ecovyst	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Stardust Power	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.67

Summary

Ecovyst beats Stardust Power on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.