Zentek (ZTEK) Competitors

Orion (NYSE:OEC) and Zentek (NASDAQ:ZTEK) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor OEC or ZTEK?

In the previous week, Orion had 1 more articles in the media than Zentek. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Orion and 0 mentions for Zentek. Orion's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Zentek'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Orion	Neutral
Zentek	Neutral

Do analysts rate OEC or ZTEK?

Orion presently has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.21%. Given Orion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Orion is more favorable than Zentek.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Zentek	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OEC or ZTEK?

Orion received 275 more outperform votes than Zentek when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Zentek an outperform vote while only 60.66% of users gave Orion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Orion	Outperform Votes 276 60.66%	Underperform Votes 179 39.34%
Zentek	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OEC or ZTEK?

Orion has higher revenue and earnings than Zentek. Zentek is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion, 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
Orion	$1.88B	0.31	$44.20M	$0.46	22.64
Zentek	$20K	6,779.97	-$8.68M	-$0.07	-18.50

Is OEC or ZTEK more profitable?

Orion has a net margin of 1.44% compared to Zentek's net margin of -16,555.32%. Orion's return on equity of 17.66% beat Zentek's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion	1.44%	17.66%	4.39%
Zentek	-16,555.32%	-58.13%	-50.87%

Which has more volatility & risk, OEC or ZTEK?

Orion has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zentek has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OEC or ZTEK?

94.3% of Orion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Zentek shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Orion shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Orion beats Zentek on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.