ECO vs. VNP, NEO, BOS, IPD, GGG, CHE.UN, ASTL, AR, DSV, and MMX
Should you be buying EcoSynthetix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EcoSynthetix include 5N Plus (VNP), Neo Performance Materials (NEO), AirBoss of America (BOS), International Parkside Products (IPD), G6 Materials (GGG), Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN), Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), Argonaut Gold (AR), Discovery Silver (DSV), and Maverix Metals (MMX). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
EcoSynthetix vs.
5N Plus (TSE:VNP) and EcoSynthetix (TSE:ECO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.
5N Plus has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EcoSynthetix has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
5N Plus has higher revenue and earnings than EcoSynthetix. EcoSynthetix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 5N Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
5N Plus has a net margin of 5.63% compared to EcoSynthetix's net margin of -10.94%. 5N Plus' return on equity of 11.86% beat EcoSynthetix's return on equity.
44.0% of 5N Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.3% of EcoSynthetix shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of 5N Plus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of EcoSynthetix shares are owned by 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.
5N Plus received 160 more outperform votes than EcoSynthetix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.39% of users gave EcoSynthetix an outperform vote while only 7.97% of users gave 5N Plus an outperform vote.
In the previous week, EcoSynthetix had 1 more articles in the media than 5N Plus. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for EcoSynthetix and 0 mentions for 5N Plus. EcoSynthetix's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat 5N Plus' score of 0.00 indicating that EcoSynthetix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
5N Plus currently has a consensus target price of C$8.60, suggesting a potential upside of 52.21%. Given 5N Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe 5N Plus is more favorable than EcoSynthetix.
Summary
5N Plus beats EcoSynthetix on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:ECO) was last updated on 4/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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