FSI vs. WWR, UAMY, BYU, ZKIN, MGIH, GURE, LODE, HYFM, ELBM, and FMST
Should you be buying Flexible Solutions International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flexible Solutions International include Westwater Resources (WWR), United States Antimony (UAMY), BAIYU (BYU), ZK International Group (ZKIN), Millennium Group International (MGIH), Gulf Resources (GURE), Comstock (LODE), Hydrofarm Holdings Group (HYFM), Electra Battery Materials (ELBM), and Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology (FMST). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Flexible Solutions International (NYSE:FSI) and Westwater Resources (NASDAQ:WWR) 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 earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, Flexible Solutions International had 2 more articles in the media than Westwater Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Flexible Solutions International and 2 mentions for Westwater Resources. Flexible Solutions International's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Westwater Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Flexible Solutions International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Flexible Solutions International has a net margin of 7.24% compared to Westwater Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Flexible Solutions International's return on equity of 7.51% beat Westwater Resources' return on equity.
Flexible Solutions International has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westwater Resources has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.
54.3% of Flexible Solutions International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.5% of Flexible Solutions International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Westwater Resources received 339 more outperform votes than Flexible Solutions International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.95% of users gave Westwater Resources an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Flexible Solutions International an outperform vote.
Flexible Solutions International has higher revenue and earnings than Westwater Resources. Westwater Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flexible Solutions International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Flexible Solutions International beats Westwater Resources on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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