LEU vs. CMP, UUUU, IPI, PLL, ATLX, DRD, NFGC, MTAL, GATO, and ASIX
Should you be buying Centrus Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Centrus Energy include Compass Minerals International (CMP), Energy Fuels (UUUU), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Atlas Lithium (ATLX), DRDGOLD (DRD), New Found Gold (NFGC), Metals Acquisition (MTAL), Gatos Silver (GATO), and AdvanSix (ASIX). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) and Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.
In the previous week, Compass Minerals International had 5 more articles in the media than Centrus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Compass Minerals International and 16 mentions for Centrus Energy. Compass Minerals International's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Centrus Energy's score of 0.10 indicating that Compass Minerals International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Centrus Energy presently has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.53%. Compass Minerals International has a consensus target price of $33.80, indicating a potential upside of 171.70%. Given Compass Minerals International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Compass Minerals International is more favorable than Centrus Energy.
Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Minerals International has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Centrus Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by company 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.
Compass Minerals International received 276 more outperform votes than Centrus Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 42.94% of users gave Compass Minerals International an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave Centrus Energy an outperform vote.
Centrus Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Compass Minerals International. Compass Minerals International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Centrus Energy has a net margin of 26.36% compared to Compass Minerals International's net margin of -4.97%. Compass Minerals International's return on equity of 4.56% beat Centrus Energy's return on equity.
Summary
Centrus Energy beats Compass Minerals International on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Centrus Energy News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LEU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LEU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Centrus Energy Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
