GRID vs. BUI, VLN, FTG, CWL, DRT, DCM, DRX, and NPS
Should you be buying Tantalus Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tantalus Systems include Buhler Industries (BUI), Velan (VLN), Firan Technology Group (FTG), Caldwell Partners International (CWL), DIRTT Environmental Solutions (DRT), DATA Communications Management (DCM), ADF Group (DRX), and Canadian Large Cap Leaders Spli (NPS). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Tantalus Systems (TSE:GRID) and Buhler Industries (TSE:BUI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.
Buhler Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Tantalus Systems. Tantalus Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Buhler Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Tantalus Systems has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Buhler Industries has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Tantalus Systems currently has a consensus price target of C$2.75, indicating a potential upside of 78.57%. Given Tantalus Systems' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tantalus Systems is more favorable than Buhler Industries.
In the previous week, Buhler Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Tantalus Systems. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Buhler Industries and 0 mentions for Tantalus Systems. Tantalus Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Buhler Industries'average media sentiment score.
19.0% of Tantalus Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 21.3% of Tantalus Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 96.8% of Buhler Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Buhler Industries has a net margin of 2.97% compared to Tantalus Systems' net margin of -4.00%. Buhler Industries' return on equity of 7.68% beat Tantalus Systems' return on equity.
Buhler Industries received 99 more outperform votes than Tantalus Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.44% of users gave Buhler Industries an outperform vote while only 12.50% of users gave Tantalus Systems an outperform vote.
Summary
Buhler Industries beats Tantalus Systems on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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