ECO vs. VNP, NEO, BOS, IPD, GGG, CHE.UN, SVM, GFP, MMX, and NLC
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), Silvercorp Metals (SVM), GreenFirst Forest Products (GFP), Maverix Metals (MMX), and Neo Lithium (NLC). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
EcoSynthetix vs.
EcoSynthetix (TSE:ECO) and 5N Plus (TSE:VNP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.
In the previous week, 5N Plus had 2 more articles in the media than EcoSynthetix. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for 5N Plus and 1 mentions for EcoSynthetix. EcoSynthetix's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat 5N Plus' score of 0.00 indicating that EcoSynthetix is being referred to more favorably in the media.
EcoSynthetix has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 5N Plus has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
16.3% of EcoSynthetix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of 5N Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.5% of EcoSynthetix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of 5N Plus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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 4.15% compared to EcoSynthetix's net margin of -14.85%. 5N Plus' return on equity of 8.56% beat EcoSynthetix's return on equity.
5N Plus has a consensus target price of C$8.60, indicating a potential upside of 6.57%. Given 5N Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe 5N Plus is more favorable than EcoSynthetix.
Summary
5N Plus beats EcoSynthetix on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:ECO) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
