GRID vs. BUI, VLN, CWL, FTG, DRT, and DCM
Should you be buying Tantalus Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tantalus Systems include Buhler Industries (BUI), Velan (VLN), Caldwell Partners International (CWL), Firan Technology Group (FTG), DIRTT Environmental Solutions (DRT), and DATA Communications Management (DCM). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Buhler Industries (TSE:BUI) and Tantalus Systems (TSE:GRID) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.
Buhler Industries received 99 more outperform votes than Tantalus Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.44% of users gave Buhler Industries an outperform vote while only 12.50% of users gave Tantalus Systems an outperform vote.
19.0% of Tantalus Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 96.8% of Buhler Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Tantalus Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Buhler Industries has a net margin of 2.97% compared to Buhler Industries' net margin of -4.00%. Tantalus Systems' return on equity of 7.68% beat Buhler Industries' return on equity.
Buhler Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Tantalus Systems. Tantalus Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Buhler Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Buhler Industries has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tantalus Systems has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Buhler Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Tantalus Systems. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Buhler Industries and 0 mentions for Tantalus Systems. Tantalus Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Buhler Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Buhler Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Tantalus Systems has a consensus price target of C$2.75, indicating a potential upside of 75.16%. Given Buhler Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tantalus Systems is more favorable than Buhler Industries.
Summary
Buhler Industries beats Tantalus Systems on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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