Iofina (IOF) Competitors

Iofina (LON:IOF) and Synthomer (LON:SYNT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IOF or SYNT?

6.4% of Iofina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of Synthomer shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.1% of Iofina shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of Synthomer 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.

Is IOF or SYNT more profitable?

Iofina has a net margin of 6.98% compared to Synthomer's net margin of -4.40%. Iofina's return on equity of 8.00% beat Synthomer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iofina	6.98%	8.00%	5.18%
Synthomer	-4.40%	-7.52%	-0.28%

Does the media favor IOF or SYNT?

In the previous week, Iofina had 1 more articles in the media than Synthomer. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Iofina and 0 mentions for Synthomer. Iofina's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Synthomer's score of -0.55 indicating that Iofina is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Iofina	Neutral
Synthomer	Negative

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IOF or SYNT?

Iofina has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Synthomer. Synthomer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iofina, 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
Iofina	£61.34M	0.96	£4.28M	£1.42	17.19
Synthomer	£1.87B	0.09	-£82.04M	-£49.90	-1.98

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IOF or SYNT?

Synthomer received 531 more outperform votes than Iofina when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.46% of users gave Synthomer an outperform vote while only 66.44% of users gave Iofina an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Iofina	Outperform Votes 196 66.44%	Underperform Votes 99 33.56%
Synthomer	Outperform Votes 727 68.46%	Underperform Votes 335 31.54%

Do analysts rate IOF or SYNT?

Iofina currently has a consensus price target of GBX 36.25, suggesting a potential upside of 47.96%. Synthomer has a consensus price target of GBX 225, suggesting a potential upside of 127.94%. Given Synthomer's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Synthomer is more favorable than Iofina.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iofina	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Synthomer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk and volatility, IOF or SYNT?

Iofina has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synthomer has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Iofina beats Synthomer on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.