LWLG vs. TMC, VHI, ODC, NL, CMP, PPTA, MUX, AVD, PACK, and ARMN
Should you be buying Lightwave Logic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lightwave Logic include TMC the metals (TMC), Valhi (VHI), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), NL Industries (NL), Compass Minerals International (CMP), Perpetua Resources (PPTA), McEwen Mining (MUX), American Vanguard (AVD), Ranpak (PACK), and Aris Mining (ARMN). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) and Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.
TMC the metals received 2 more outperform votes than Lightwave Logic when rated by MarketBeat users.
In the previous week, TMC the metals had 2 more articles in the media than Lightwave Logic. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for TMC the metals and 0 mentions for Lightwave Logic. Lightwave Logic's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled TMC the metals'average media sentiment score.
4.4% of TMC the metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.0% of TMC the metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
TMC the metals presently has a consensus price target of $4.10, suggesting a potential upside of 173.33%. Given Lightwave Logic's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe TMC the metals is more favorable than Lightwave Logic.
Lightwave Logic has higher revenue and earnings than TMC the metals. Lightwave Logic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TMC the metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
TMC the metals has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.
TMC the metals' return on equity of -60.78% beat Lightwave Logic's return on equity.
Summary
Lightwave Logic beats TMC the metals on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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