Pure Cycle (PCYO) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to PCYO or XIFR?

In the previous week, XPLR Infrastructure had 20 more articles in the media than Pure Cycle. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for XPLR Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Pure Cycle. XPLR Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Pure Cycle's score of 0.00 indicating that XPLR Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pure Cycle	Neutral
XPLR Infrastructure	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, PCYO or XIFR?

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

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%	1.80%	1.12%

Which has better valuation & 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	8.30	$11.61M	$0.55	18.02
XPLR Infrastructure	$1.23B	0.76	-$23M	-$1.90	-5.21

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer PCYO or XIFR?

XPLR Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $16.77, suggesting a potential upside of 69.56%. Given XPLR Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
XPLR Infrastructure	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Pure Cycle beats XPLR Infrastructure on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.