FXPO vs. EVR, VSVS, ZIOC, CEY, PLP, SRC, PAF, TKO, BREE, and ELM
Should you be buying Ferrexpo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ferrexpo include EVRAZ (EVR), Vesuvius (VSVS), Zanaga Iron Ore (ZIOC), Centamin (CEY), Genuit Group (PLP), SigmaRoc (SRC), Pan African Resources (PAF), Taseko Mines (TKO), Breedon Group (BREE), and Elementis (ELM). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Ferrexpo vs. Its Competitors
EVRAZ (LON:EVR) and Ferrexpo (LON:FXPO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.
In the previous week, Ferrexpo had 14 more articles in the media than EVRAZ. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ferrexpo and 0 mentions for EVRAZ. Ferrexpo's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat EVRAZ's score of 0.00 indicating that Ferrexpo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
1.4% of EVRAZ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of Ferrexpo shares are held by institutional investors. 52.4% of Ferrexpo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
EVRAZ has a net margin of 11.76% compared to Ferrexpo's net margin of -6.50%. EVRAZ's return on equity of 63.37% beat Ferrexpo's return on equity.
EVRAZ has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferrexpo has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
EVRAZ pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 93.8%. Ferrexpo pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. EVRAZ pays out 3,958.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ferrexpo pays out -40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
EVRAZ has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrexpo. Ferrexpo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EVRAZ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
EVRAZ beats Ferrexpo on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:FXPO) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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