ITM Power (ITM) Competitors

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

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%

Do analysts recommend BOY or ITM?

Bodycote currently has a consensus price target of GBX 756.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.28%. ITM Power has a consensus price target of GBX 63, indicating a potential downside of 25.47%. Given Bodycote's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
ITM Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BOY or ITM?

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

Which has preferable valuation & 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	1.44	£59.25M	£33.23	17.89
ITM Power	£16.67M	31.59	-£27.50M	-£4.37	-19.34

Does the media favor BOY or ITM?

In the previous week, ITM Power had 3 more articles in the media than Bodycote. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ITM Power and 0 mentions for Bodycote. Bodycote's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat ITM Power's score of 0.22 indicating that Bodycote is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bodycote	Positive
ITM Power	Neutral

Summary

Bodycote beats ITM Power on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.