Enviri (NVRI) Competitors

Enviri (NYSE:NVRI) and Alight (NYSE:ALIT) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, NVRI or ALIT?

Enviri has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alight has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NVRI or ALIT?

93.4% of Enviri shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Alight shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Enviri shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Alight shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer NVRI or ALIT?

Enviri presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.71%. Alight has a consensus target price of $8.94, indicating a potential upside of 129.76%. Given Alight's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alight is more favorable than Enviri.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enviri	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Alight	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Does the media favor NVRI or ALIT?

In the previous week, Alight had 8 more articles in the media than Enviri. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Alight and 9 mentions for Enviri. Alight's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Enviri's score of 0.09 indicating that Alight is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enviri	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Alight	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is NVRI or ALIT more profitable?

Enviri has a net margin of -7.02% compared to Alight's net margin of -50.37%. Alight's return on equity of 6.26% beat Enviri's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enviri	-7.02%	-7.86%	-1.33%
Alight	-50.37%	6.26%	3.21%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NVRI or ALIT?

Enviri has higher revenue and earnings than Alight. Enviri is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alight, 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
Enviri	$2.34B	0.33	-$127.97M	-$1.96	-4.83
Alight	$2.33B	0.90	-$157M	-$2.21	-1.76

Summary

Alight beats Enviri on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.