ECO vs. VNP, NEO, BOS, GGG, IPD, CHE.UN, SVM, FIL, ALS, and SLL
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), G6 Materials (GGG), International Parkside Products (IPD), Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN), Silvercorp Metals (SVM), Filo Mining (FIL), Altius Minerals (ALS), and Standard Lithium (SLL). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
5N Plus (TSE:VNP) and EcoSynthetix (TSE:ECO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.
44.2% of 5N Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.7% of EcoSynthetix shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of 5N Plus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of EcoSynthetix shares are owned 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.
5N Plus presently has a consensus price target of C$4.72, suggesting a potential downside of 18.26%. Given EcoSynthetix's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe 5N Plus is more favorable than EcoSynthetix.
5N Plus received 152 more outperform votes than EcoSynthetix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.39% of users gave EcoSynthetix an outperform vote while only 7.83% of users gave 5N Plus an outperform vote.
5N Plus has a net margin of 6.53% compared to 5N Plus' net margin of -17.17%. EcoSynthetix's return on equity of 13.41% beat 5N Plus' return on equity.
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 beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EcoSynthetix has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, EcoSynthetix had 2 more articles in the media than 5N Plus. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for EcoSynthetix and 2 mentions for 5N Plus. EcoSynthetix's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat 5N Plus' score of 0.27 indicating that 5N Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
5N Plus beats EcoSynthetix on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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