LWLG vs. HDSN, ODC, ARMN, VHI, MUX, TMC, PPTA, CMP, NL, and PACK
Should you be buying Lightwave Logic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lightwave Logic include Hudson Technologies (HDSN), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), Aris Mining (ARMN), Valhi (VHI), McEwen Mining (MUX), TMC the metals (TMC), Perpetua Resources (PPTA), Compass Minerals International (CMP), NL Industries (NL), and Ranpak (PACK). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN) and Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation and risk.
71.3% of Hudson Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of Hudson Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Hudson Technologies received 344 more outperform votes than Lightwave Logic when rated by MarketBeat users.
In the previous week, Hudson Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Lightwave Logic. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hudson Technologies and 0 mentions for Lightwave Logic. Hudson Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Lightwave Logic's score of -0.20 indicating that Lightwave Logic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Hudson Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. Lightwave Logic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hudson Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hudson Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $15.33, indicating a potential upside of 47.01%. Given Lightwave Logic's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hudson Technologies is more favorable than Lightwave Logic.
Hudson Technologies has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightwave Logic has a beta of 1.96, indicating that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hudson Technologies has a net margin of 18.08% compared to Hudson Technologies' net margin of 0.00%. Lightwave Logic's return on equity of 25.57% beat Hudson Technologies' return on equity.
Summary
Hudson Technologies beats Lightwave Logic on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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