Itaconix (ITX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IOF or ITX?

Iofina received 97 more outperform votes than Itaconix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.81% of users gave Itaconix 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%
Itaconix	Outperform Votes 99 67.81%	Underperform Votes 47 32.19%

Do analysts rate IOF or ITX?

Iofina currently has a consensus price target of GBX 36.25, indicating a potential upside of 52.63%. Given Iofina's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Iofina is more favorable than Itaconix.

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
Itaconix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor IOF or ITX?

In the previous week, Iofina had 1 more articles in the media than Itaconix. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Iofina and 0 mentions for Itaconix. Iofina's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Itaconix'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Iofina	Neutral
Itaconix	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, IOF or ITX?

Iofina has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itaconix has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IOF or ITX?

6.4% of Iofina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Itaconix shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.1% of Iofina shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Itaconix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is IOF or ITX more profitable?

Iofina has a net margin of 6.98% compared to Itaconix's net margin of -28.24%. Iofina's return on equity of 8.00% beat Itaconix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iofina	6.98%	8.00%	5.18%
Itaconix	-28.24%	-18.31%	-9.90%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IOF or ITX?

Iofina has higher revenue and earnings than Itaconix. Itaconix 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	0.93	£4.28M	£1.42	16.67
Itaconix	£5.28M	2.62	-£1.49M	-£11.05	-9.30

Summary

Iofina beats Itaconix on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.