Evogene (EVGN) Competitors

Evogene (NASDAQ:EVGN) and TOMI Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:TOMZ) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and community ranking.

Is EVGN or TOMZ more profitable?

TOMI Environmental Solutions has a net margin of -31.29% compared to Evogene's net margin of -314.43%. TOMI Environmental Solutions' return on equity of -34.10% beat Evogene's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evogene	-314.43%	-109.05%	-52.55%
TOMI Environmental Solutions	-31.29%	-34.10%	-20.36%

Does the media favor EVGN or TOMZ?

In the previous week, Evogene had 1 more articles in the media than TOMI Environmental Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Evogene and 4 mentions for TOMI Environmental Solutions. Evogene's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat TOMI Environmental Solutions' score of 0.36 indicating that Evogene is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evogene	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TOMI Environmental Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EVGN or TOMZ?

Evogene received 212 more outperform votes than TOMI Environmental Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.82% of users gave TOMI Environmental Solutions an outperform vote while only 53.00% of users gave Evogene an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Evogene	Outperform Votes 221 53.00%	Underperform Votes 196 47.00%
TOMI Environmental Solutions	Outperform Votes 9 81.82%	Underperform Votes 2 18.18%

Do analysts rate EVGN or TOMZ?

Evogene presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 912.66%. TOMI Environmental Solutions has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 332.10%. Given Evogene's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Evogene is more favorable than TOMI Environmental Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Evogene	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TOMI Environmental Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, EVGN or TOMZ?

Evogene has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TOMI Environmental Solutions has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EVGN or TOMZ?

TOMI Environmental Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Evogene. TOMI Environmental Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evogene, 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
Evogene	$8.51M	0.75	-$23.88M	-$3.11	-0.38
TOMI Environmental Solutions	$8.20M	1.98	-$3.40M	-$0.17	-4.76

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EVGN or TOMZ?

10.4% of Evogene shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.8% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Evogene shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Evogene beats TOMI Environmental Solutions on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.