The Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) and Calyxt (NASDAQ:CLXT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
71.6% of The Mosaic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of Calyxt shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of The Mosaic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Calyxt shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
The Mosaic has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calyxt has a beta of 2.29, indicating that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for The Mosaic and Calyxt, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| The Mosaic | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2.48 |
| Calyxt | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.17 |
The Mosaic presently has a consensus target price of $17.3947, suggesting a potential downside of 6.98%. Calyxt has a consensus target price of $7.20, suggesting a potential upside of 94.07%. Given Calyxt's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Calyxt is more favorable than The Mosaic.
Profitability
This table compares The Mosaic and Calyxt's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| The Mosaic | -12.92% | -0.64% | -0.31% |
| Calyxt | -392.49% | -77.67% | -54.49% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares The Mosaic and Calyxt's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| The Mosaic | $8.91 billion | 0.80 | $-1,067,400,000.00 | $0.19 | 98.42 |
| Calyxt | $7.30 million | 16.86 | $-39,610,000.00 | ($1.21) | -3.07 |
Calyxt has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Mosaic. Calyxt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Mosaic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
The Mosaic beats Calyxt on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
