ODC vs. TMC, CMP, MUX, LWLG, ARMN, VHI, PACK, PPTA, NL, and EXK
Should you be buying Oil-Dri Co. of America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oil-Dri Co. of America include TMC the metals (TMC), Compass Minerals International (CMP), McEwen Mining (MUX), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Aris Mining (ARMN), Valhi (VHI), Ranpak (PACK), Perpetua Resources (PPTA), NL Industries (NL), and Endeavour Silver (EXK). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Oil-Dri Co. of America (NYSE:ODC) and TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.
49.0% of Oil-Dri Co. of America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of TMC the metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of Oil-Dri Co. of America shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.0% of TMC the metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Oil-Dri Co. of America received 157 more outperform votes than TMC the metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.43% of users gave Oil-Dri Co. of America an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave TMC the metals an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Oil-Dri Co. of America and Oil-Dri Co. of America both had 2 articles in the media. Oil-Dri Co. of America's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat TMC the metals' score of 0.18 indicating that Oil-Dri Co. of America is being referred to more favorably in the media.
TMC the metals has a consensus price target of $4.10, indicating a potential upside of 158.68%. Given TMC the metals' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TMC the metals is more favorable than Oil-Dri Co. of America.
Oil-Dri Co. of America has higher revenue and earnings than TMC the metals. TMC the metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oil-Dri Co. of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Oil-Dri Co. of America has a net margin of 10.14% compared to TMC the metals' net margin of 0.00%. Oil-Dri Co. of America's return on equity of 26.98% beat TMC the metals' return on equity.
Oil-Dri Co. of America has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TMC the metals has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Oil-Dri Co. of America beats TMC the metals on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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