ITM Power (ITM) Competitors

ITM Power (LON:ITM) and Bodycote (LON:BOY) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ITM or BOY?

Bodycote has higher revenue and earnings than ITM Power. ITM Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bodycote, 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
ITM Power	£16.67M	11.60	-£27.50M	-£4.37	-7.10
Bodycote	£739.54M	1.18	£59.25M	£33.23	14.65

Is ITM or BOY more profitable?

Bodycote has a net margin of 8.01% compared to ITM Power's net margin of -164.90%. Bodycote's return on equity of 8.14% beat ITM Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ITM Power	-164.90%	-9.97%	-5.81%
Bodycote	8.01%	8.14%	6.41%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ITM or BOY?

37.3% of ITM Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Bodycote shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.3% of ITM Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Bodycote shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ITM or BOY?

Bodycote received 388 more outperform votes than ITM Power when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.50% of users gave Bodycote an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave ITM Power an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ITM Power	Outperform Votes 176 66.67%	Underperform Votes 88 33.33%
Bodycote	Outperform Votes 564 70.50%	Underperform Votes 236 29.50%

Does the media favor ITM or BOY?

In the previous week, ITM Power had 2 more articles in the media than Bodycote. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ITM Power and 4 mentions for Bodycote. Bodycote's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat ITM Power's score of 0.48 indicating that Bodycote is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ITM Power	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bodycote	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ITM or BOY?

ITM Power has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bodycote has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ITM or BOY?

ITM Power presently has a consensus price target of GBX 69.75, suggesting a potential upside of 124.64%. Bodycote has a consensus price target of GBX 812.50, suggesting a potential upside of 66.84%. Given ITM Power's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ITM Power is more favorable than Bodycote.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ITM Power	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Bodycote	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Bodycote beats ITM Power on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.