LEU vs. CMP, UUUU, IPI, PLL, ATLX, SLCA, ASIX, NFGC, MERC, and MTAL
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), U.S. Silica (SLCA), AdvanSix (ASIX), New Found Gold (NFGC), Mercer International (MERC), and Metals Acquisition (MTAL). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) and Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.
Centrus Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 23.94% compared to Centrus Energy's net margin of -7.47%. Compass Minerals International's return on equity of 2,962.50% beat Centrus Energy's return on equity.
Compass Minerals International has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Compass Minerals International presently has a consensus target price of $33.80, suggesting a potential upside of 157.03%. Centrus Energy has a consensus target price of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.75%. Given Centrus Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Compass Minerals International is more favorable than Centrus Energy.
99.8% of Compass Minerals International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Compass Minerals International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Compass Minerals International had 1 more articles in the media than Centrus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Compass Minerals International and 10 mentions for Centrus Energy. Compass Minerals International's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Centrus Energy's score of 0.04 indicating that Centrus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Summary
Centrus Energy beats Compass Minerals International on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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