Perimeter Solutions (PRM) Competitors

Perimeter Solutions (NYSE:PRM) and CSW Industrials (NASDAQ:CSWI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PRM or CSWI?

CSW Industrials received 242 more outperform votes than Perimeter Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.53% of users gave CSW Industrials an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Perimeter Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Perimeter Solutions	Outperform Votes 5 45.45%	Underperform Votes 6 54.55%
CSW Industrials	Outperform Votes 247 62.53%	Underperform Votes 148 37.47%

Does the media refer more to PRM or CSWI?

In the previous week, CSW Industrials had 8 more articles in the media than Perimeter Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for CSW Industrials and 10 mentions for Perimeter Solutions. Perimeter Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat CSW Industrials' score of 0.73 indicating that Perimeter Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Perimeter Solutions	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CSW Industrials	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PRM or CSWI?

CSW Industrials has higher revenue and earnings than Perimeter Solutions. Perimeter Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSW Industrials, 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
Perimeter Solutions	$560.97M	2.47	$67.49M	-$0.14	-66.04
CSW Industrials	$858.61M	5.99	$101.65M	$8.37	36.61

Which has more risk and volatility, PRM or CSWI?

Perimeter Solutions has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSW Industrials has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PRM or CSWI?

Perimeter Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 56.84%. CSW Industrials has a consensus target price of $379.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.69%. Given Perimeter Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Perimeter Solutions is more favorable than CSW Industrials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perimeter Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
CSW Industrials	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is PRM or CSWI more profitable?

CSW Industrials has a net margin of 15.53% compared to Perimeter Solutions' net margin of -1.05%. CSW Industrials' return on equity of 15.72% beat Perimeter Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perimeter Solutions	-1.05%	-7.62%	-3.37%
CSW Industrials	15.53%	15.72%	10.93%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PRM or CSWI?

89.9% of Perimeter Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of CSW Industrials shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Perimeter Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of CSW Industrials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CSW Industrials beats Perimeter Solutions on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.