VNP vs. ECO, NEO, BOS, CHE.UN, VGCX, GGD, AOT, PPTA, III, and GRA
Should you be buying 5N Plus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 5N Plus include EcoSynthetix (ECO), Neo Performance Materials (NEO), AirBoss of America (BOS), Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN), Victoria Gold (VGCX), GoGold Resources (GGD), Ascot Resources (AOT), Perpetua Resources (PPTA), Imperial Metals (III), and NanoXplore (GRA). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
5N Plus (TSE:VNP) and EcoSynthetix (TSE:ECO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
44.2% of 5N Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.8% of EcoSynthetix shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of 5N Plus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of EcoSynthetix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
5N Plus currently has a consensus target price of C$4.72, suggesting a potential downside of 9.82%. Given 5N Plus' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe 5N Plus is more favorable than EcoSynthetix.
5N Plus received 152 more outperform votes than EcoSynthetix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.39% of users gave EcoSynthetix an outperform vote while only 7.83% of users gave 5N Plus an outperform vote.
5N Plus has a net margin of 6.35% compared to EcoSynthetix's net margin of -17.17%. 5N Plus' return on equity of 12.76% beat EcoSynthetix's return on equity.
5N Plus has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EcoSynthetix has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, 5N Plus had 28 more articles in the media than EcoSynthetix. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for 5N Plus and 3 mentions for EcoSynthetix. 5N Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat EcoSynthetix's score of 0.14 indicating that 5N Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
5N Plus has higher revenue and earnings than EcoSynthetix. EcoSynthetix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 5N Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
5N Plus beats EcoSynthetix on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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