Sherritt International (S) Competitors

Forsys Metals (TSE:FSY) and Sherritt International (TSE:S) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is FSY or S more profitable?

Forsys Metals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sherritt International's net margin of -86.00%. Forsys Metals' return on equity of -20.05% beat Sherritt International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forsys Metals	N/A	-20.05%	-17.60%
Sherritt International	-86.00%	-20.46%	-2.60%

Which has more volatility & risk, FSY or S?

Forsys Metals has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sherritt International has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FSY or S?

31.4% of Forsys Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Sherritt International shares are held by institutional investors. 33.3% of Forsys Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Sherritt International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FSY or S?

Sherritt International received 333 more outperform votes than Forsys Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.74% of users gave Forsys Metals an outperform vote while only 62.44% of users gave Sherritt International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Forsys Metals	Outperform Votes 66 71.74%	Underperform Votes 26 28.26%
Sherritt International	Outperform Votes 399 62.44%	Underperform Votes 240 37.56%

Do analysts rate FSY or S?

Sherritt International has a consensus price target of C$0.35, indicating a potential upside of 89.19%. Given Sherritt International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sherritt International is more favorable than Forsys Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forsys Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Sherritt International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, FSY or S?

Forsys Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sherritt International. Forsys Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sherritt International, 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
Forsys Metals	N/A	N/A	-C$4.51M	-C$0.02	-20.19
Sherritt International	C$151.40M	0.49	-C$130.60M	-C$0.32	-0.58

Does the media refer more to FSY or S?

In the previous week, Forsys Metals and Forsys Metals both had 1 articles in the media. Sherritt International's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Forsys Metals' score of -0.92 indicating that Sherritt International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Forsys Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Sherritt International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Sherritt International beats Forsys Metals on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.