Eden Research (EDEN) Competitors

Plant Health Care (LON:PHC) and Eden Research (LON:EDEN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PHC or EDEN?

Eden Research has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Plant Health Care. Eden Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plant Health Care, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Plant Health Care	£11.21M	0.00	-£4M	-£0.01	N/A
Eden Research	£3.62M	3.69	-£1.52M	-£0.00	-694.44

Does the media favor PHC or EDEN?

In the previous week, Eden Research had 9 more articles in the media than Plant Health Care. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Eden Research and 0 mentions for Plant Health Care. Eden Research's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Plant Health Care's score of 0.00 indicating that Eden Research is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Plant Health Care	Neutral
Eden Research	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PHC or EDEN?

24.0% of Plant Health Care shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of Eden Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 72.2% of Plant Health Care shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Eden Research shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, PHC or EDEN?

Plant Health Care has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eden Research has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PHC or EDEN more profitable?

Plant Health Care has a net margin of -35.69% compared to Eden Research's net margin of -38.70%. Eden Research's return on equity of -11.63% beat Plant Health Care's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plant Health Care	-35.69%	-40.17%	-20.92%
Eden Research	-38.70%	-11.63%	-11.29%

Summary

Eden Research beats Plant Health Care on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.