NanoXplore (GRA) Competitors

Methanex (TSE:MX) and NanoXplore (TSE:GRA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MX or GRA?

82.9% of Methanex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of NanoXplore shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Methanex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of NanoXplore shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MX or GRA?

Methanex has higher revenue and earnings than NanoXplore. NanoXplore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Methanex, 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
Methanex	C$2.60B	0.70	C$107.23M	C$3.18	11.96
NanoXplore	C$138.13M	2.93	-C$11.17M	-C$0.06	-36.35

Do analysts rate MX or GRA?

NanoXplore has a consensus price target of C$3.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.12%. Given NanoXplore's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NanoXplore is more favorable than Methanex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
NanoXplore	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to MX or GRA?

In the previous week, Methanex had 5 more articles in the media than NanoXplore. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Methanex and 0 mentions for NanoXplore. NanoXplore's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Methanex's score of -0.63 indicating that NanoXplore is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Methanex	Negative
NanoXplore	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, MX or GRA?

Methanex has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NanoXplore has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MX or GRA more profitable?

Methanex has a net margin of 4.13% compared to NanoXplore's net margin of -8.09%. Methanex's return on equity of 7.70% beat NanoXplore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Methanex	4.13%	7.70%	1.99%
NanoXplore	-8.09%	-10.48%	-4.04%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MX or GRA?

Methanex received 425 more outperform votes than NanoXplore when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 86.67% of users gave NanoXplore an outperform vote while only 59.11% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Methanex	Outperform Votes 438 59.11%	Underperform Votes 303 40.89%
NanoXplore	Outperform Votes 13 86.67%	Underperform Votes 2 13.33%

Summary

Methanex beats NanoXplore on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.