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 valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, ITM or BOY?

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

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%

Does the media refer more to ITM or BOY?

In the previous week, ITM Power had 28 more articles in the media than Bodycote. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for ITM Power and 0 mentions for Bodycote. ITM Power's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Bodycote's score of 0.00 indicating that ITM Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ITM Power	Neutral
Bodycote	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	27.13	-£27.50M	-£4.37	-16.61
Bodycote	£739.54M	1.36	£59.25M	£33.23	16.90

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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 66.42% of users gave ITM Power an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ITM Power	Outperform Votes 176 66.42%	Underperform Votes 89 33.58%
Bodycote	Outperform Votes 564 70.50%	Underperform Votes 236 29.50%

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer ITM or BOY?

ITM Power currently has a consensus target price of GBX 69.75, suggesting a potential downside of 3.93%. Bodycote has a consensus target price of GBX 812.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.70%. Given Bodycote's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bodycote is more favorable than ITM Power.

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.