IOF vs. ITX, DCTA, EUA, CRPR, STCM, ZNWD, KEFI, EEE, ARS, and PYX
Should you be buying Iofina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Iofina include Itaconix (ITX), Directa Plus (DCTA), Eurasia Mining (EUA), James Cropper (CRPR), Steppe Cement (STCM), Zinnwald Lithium (ZNWD), KEFI Gold and Copper (KEFI), Empire Metals (EEE), Asiamet Resources (ARS), and PYX Resources (PYX). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Iofina (LON:IOF) and Itaconix (LON:ITX) 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.
In the previous week, Iofina had 2 more articles in the media than Itaconix. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Iofina and 0 mentions for Itaconix. Iofina's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Itaconix's score of 0.00 indicating that Iofina is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Iofina received 94 more outperform votes than Itaconix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.81% of users gave Itaconix an outperform vote while only 66.10% of users gave Iofina an outperform vote.
Iofina has higher revenue and earnings than Itaconix.
Iofina currently has a consensus target price of GBX 35, suggesting a potential upside of 66.67%. Given Iofina's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Iofina is more favorable than Itaconix.
7.4% of Iofina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.7% of Itaconix shares are held by institutional investors. 44.2% of Iofina shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.5% of Itaconix 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.
Iofina has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itaconix has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Iofina has a net margin of 13.12% compared to Itaconix's net margin of -19.53%. Iofina's return on equity of 15.87% beat Itaconix's return on equity.
Summary
Iofina beats Itaconix on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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