Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI) and Net 1 UEPS Technologies (NASDAQ:UEPS) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
25.3% of Perma-Fix Environmental Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.8% of Net 1 UEPS Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Perma-Fix Environmental Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Net 1 UEPS Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Perma-Fix Environmental Services and Net 1 UEPS Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Perma-Fix Environmental Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Net 1 UEPS Technologies has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.69%. Given Net 1 UEPS Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Net 1 UEPS Technologies is more favorable than Perma-Fix Environmental Services.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Perma-Fix Environmental Services and Net 1 UEPS Technologies' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Perma-Fix Environmental Services | $73.46 million | 1.26 | $2.32 million | N/A | N/A |
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies | $151 million | 2.17 | $-78,360,000.00 | ($1.70) | -3.41 |
Perma-Fix Environmental Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Net 1 UEPS Technologies.
Profitability
This table compares Perma-Fix Environmental Services and Net 1 UEPS Technologies' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Perma-Fix Environmental Services | 3.80% | 13.52% | 5.77% |
| Net 1 UEPS Technologies | -59.26% | -40.77% | -22.58% |
Risk and Volatility
Perma-Fix Environmental Services has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Net 1 UEPS Technologies has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Perma-Fix Environmental Services beats Net 1 UEPS Technologies on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
