Pure Cycle (PCYO) Competitors

Pure Cycle (NASDAQ:PCYO) and XPLR Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer PCYO or XIFR?

In the previous week, XPLR Infrastructure had 2 more articles in the media than Pure Cycle. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for XPLR Infrastructure and 2 mentions for Pure Cycle. Pure Cycle's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat XPLR Infrastructure's score of 0.48 indicating that Pure Cycle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pure Cycle	Positive
XPLR Infrastructure	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PCYO or XIFR?

51.4% of Pure Cycle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of Pure Cycle shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, PCYO or XIFR?

Pure Cycle has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPLR Infrastructure has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PCYO or XIFR?

XPLR Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $16.18, indicating a potential upside of 50.49%. Given XPLR Infrastructure's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe XPLR Infrastructure is more favorable than Pure Cycle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pure Cycle	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
XPLR Infrastructure	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Is PCYO or XIFR more profitable?

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 49.58% compared to XPLR Infrastructure's net margin of -12.94%. Pure Cycle's return on equity of 10.19% beat XPLR Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pure Cycle	49.58%	10.19%	9.10%
XPLR Infrastructure	-12.94%	1.86%	1.13%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PCYO or XIFR?

Pure Cycle has higher earnings, but lower revenue than XPLR Infrastructure. XPLR Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pure Cycle, 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
Pure Cycle	$28.75M	9.20	$11.61M	$0.55	19.98
XPLR Infrastructure	$1.24B	0.82	-$23M	-$1.72	-6.25

Summary

Pure Cycle beats XPLR Infrastructure on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.