LWLG vs. VHI, PPTA, ODC, NL, TMC, CMP, MUX, AVD, ARMN, and VZLA
Should you be buying Lightwave Logic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lightwave Logic include Valhi (VHI), Perpetua Resources (PPTA), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), NL Industries (NL), TMC the metals (TMC), Compass Minerals International (CMP), McEwen Mining (MUX), American Vanguard (AVD), Aris Mining (ARMN), and Vizsla Silver (VZLA). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) and Valhi (NYSE:VHI) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Valhi shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Valhi shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Lightwave Logic has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Valhi's net margin of -0.63%. Valhi's return on equity of -0.95% beat Lightwave Logic's return on equity.
In the previous week, Valhi had 1 more articles in the media than Lightwave Logic. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Valhi and 0 mentions for Lightwave Logic. Lightwave Logic's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Valhi'saverage media sentiment score.
Valhi received 222 more outperform votes than Lightwave Logic when rated by MarketBeat users.
Lightwave Logic has a beta of 1.96, indicating that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valhi has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valhi has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. Valhi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lightwave Logic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Lightwave Logic beats Valhi on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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