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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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, 4.5% 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer PHC or EDEN?

In the previous week, Plant Health Care had 1 more articles in the media than Eden Research. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Plant Health Care and 0 mentions for Eden Research. Plant Health Care's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Eden Research's score of 0.00 indicating that Plant Health Care is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Plant Health Care	Positive
Eden Research	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, PHC or EDEN?

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

Which has better earnings and 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	3.60	-£1.52M	-£0.44	-5.51

Summary

Plant Health Care beats Eden Research on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.