LWLG vs. OEC, SA, SILV, SLCA, GPRE, GSM, UUUU, PRM, SSRM, and MTUS
Should you be buying Lightwave Logic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lightwave Logic include Orion (OEC), Seabridge Gold (SA), SilverCrest Metals (SILV), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Green Plains (GPRE), Ferroglobe (GSM), Energy Fuels (UUUU), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), SSR Mining (SSRM), and Metallus (MTUS). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Orion (NYSE:OEC) and Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
94.3% of Orion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Orion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Orion had 4 more articles in the media than Lightwave Logic. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Orion and 1 mentions for Lightwave Logic. Lightwave Logic's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Orion's score of 0.00 indicating that Orion is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Orion received 271 more outperform votes than Lightwave Logic when rated by MarketBeat users.
Orion has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. Lightwave Logic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Orion presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.85%. Given Lightwave Logic's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Orion is more favorable than Lightwave Logic.
Orion has a net margin of 4.64% compared to Orion's net margin of 0.00%. Lightwave Logic's return on equity of 21.07% beat Orion's return on equity.
Orion has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightwave Logic has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Orion beats Lightwave Logic on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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