Pure Cycle (PCYO) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, XIFR or PCYO?

XPLR Infrastructure has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pure Cycle has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is XIFR or PCYO 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
XPLR Infrastructure	-12.94%	1.86%	1.13%
Pure Cycle	49.58%	10.19%	9.10%

Does the media prefer XIFR or PCYO?

In the previous week, XPLR Infrastructure had 16 more articles in the media than Pure Cycle. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for XPLR Infrastructure and 2 mentions for Pure Cycle. Pure Cycle's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat XPLR Infrastructure's score of 0.12 indicating that Pure Cycle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XPLR Infrastructure	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pure Cycle	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in XIFR or PCYO?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, XIFR or PCYO?

Pure Cycle has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
XPLR Infrastructure	$1.23B	0.78	-$23M	-$1.72	-5.93
Pure Cycle	$28.75M	8.46	$11.61M	$0.55	18.36

Do analysts rate XIFR or PCYO?

XPLR Infrastructure currently has a consensus target price of $16.92, indicating a potential upside of 65.91%. Given XPLR Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe XPLR Infrastructure is more favorable than Pure Cycle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPLR Infrastructure	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Pure Cycle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Pure Cycle beats XPLR Infrastructure on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.