ITM Power (ITM) Competitors

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

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

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

Which has more risk & volatility, BOY or ITM?

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

Is BOY or ITM 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
Bodycote	8.01%	8.14%	6.41%
ITM Power	-164.90%	-9.97%	-5.81%

Which has better valuation and earnings, BOY or ITM?

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
Bodycote	£739.54M	1.52	£59.25M	£33.23	18.87
ITM Power	£16.67M	22.36	-£27.50M	-£4.37	-13.69

Do analysts prefer BOY or ITM?

Bodycote currently has a consensus price target of GBX 758.33, indicating a potential upside of 20.95%. ITM Power has a consensus price target of GBX 63, indicating a potential upside of 5.31%. Given Bodycote's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bodycote is more favorable than ITM Power.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bodycote	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ITM Power	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor BOY or ITM?

In the previous week, ITM Power had 5 more articles in the media than Bodycote. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for ITM Power and 14 mentions for Bodycote. ITM Power's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Bodycote's score of 0.41 indicating that ITM Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bodycote	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ITM Power	1 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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