Solaris Resources (SLS) Competitors

Solaris Resources (TSE:SLS) and Bausch Health Companies (TSE:BHC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SLS or BHC?

25.1% of Solaris Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Bausch Health Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 40.6% of Solaris Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Bausch Health Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, SLS or BHC?

Solaris Resources has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bausch Health Companies has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SLS or BHC?

Solaris Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bausch Health Companies. Bausch Health Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solaris Resources, 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
Solaris Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$46.49M	-C$0.57	-9.02
Bausch Health Companies	C$6.69B	0.40	-C$125.65M	-C$0.68	-15.23

Is SLS or BHC more profitable?

Solaris Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Bausch Health Companies' net margin of -1.88%. Bausch Health Companies' return on equity of 15.87% beat Solaris Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solaris Resources	N/A	-438.08%	-51.67%
Bausch Health Companies	-1.88%	15.87%	4.16%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SLS or BHC?

Bausch Health Companies received 25 more outperform votes than Solaris Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.93% of users gave Bausch Health Companies an outperform vote while only 48.28% of users gave Solaris Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Solaris Resources	Outperform Votes 14 48.28%	Underperform Votes 15 51.72%
Bausch Health Companies	Outperform Votes 39 63.93%	Underperform Votes 22 36.07%

Does the media favor SLS or BHC?

In the previous week, Bausch Health Companies had 6 more articles in the media than Solaris Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Bausch Health Companies and 0 mentions for Solaris Resources. Solaris Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Bausch Health Companies' score of -0.09 indicating that Solaris Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Solaris Resources	Neutral
Bausch Health Companies	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SLS or BHC?

Solaris Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$13.50, indicating a potential upside of 160.62%. Bausch Health Companies has a consensus price target of C$9.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.54%. Given Solaris Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Solaris Resources is more favorable than Bausch Health Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solaris Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Bausch Health Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Solaris Resources beats Bausch Health Companies on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.