FSI vs. FTK, ESI, CBT, WDFC, OEC, ASPI, ARQ, ZTEK, AREC, and BLGO
Should you be buying Flexible Solutions International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flexible Solutions International include Flotek Industries (FTK), Element Solutions (ESI), Cabot (CBT), WD-40 (WDFC), Orion (OEC), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), ARQ (ARQ), Zentek (ZTEK), American Resources (AREC), and BioLargo (BLGO).
Flexible Solutions International (NYSE:FSI) and Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Flexible Solutions International has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flotek Industries has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Flotek Industries received 280 more outperform votes than Flexible Solutions International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.70% of users gave Flotek Industries an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Flexible Solutions International an outperform vote.
Flotek Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Flexible Solutions International. Flexible Solutions International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flotek Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Flotek Industries has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 90.22%. Given Flotek Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Flotek Industries is more favorable than Flexible Solutions International.
Flexible Solutions International has a net margin of 6.23% compared to Flotek Industries' net margin of 2.73%. Flexible Solutions International's return on equity of 6.24% beat Flotek Industries' return on equity.
In the previous week, Flexible Solutions International and Flexible Solutions International both had 3 articles in the media. Flotek Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Flexible Solutions International's score of -0.42 indicating that Flotek Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
54.3% of Flexible Solutions International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 35.5% of Flexible Solutions International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Flotek Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Flexible Solutions International and Flotek Industries tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Flexible Solutions International News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FSI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FSI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Flexible Solutions International Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
