Zentek (ZTEK) Competitors

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

Is ASIX or ZTEK more profitable?

AdvanSix has a net margin of 2.91% compared to Zentek's net margin of -16,555.32%. AdvanSix's return on equity of 6.26% beat Zentek's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AdvanSix	2.91%	6.26%	3.10%
Zentek	-16,555.32%	-58.13%	-50.87%

Do analysts rate ASIX or ZTEK?

AdvanSix currently has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.29%. Given AdvanSix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Zentek.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AdvanSix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Zentek	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASIX or ZTEK?

AdvanSix received 254 more outperform votes than Zentek when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Zentek an outperform vote while only 64.89% of users gave AdvanSix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AdvanSix	Outperform Votes 255 64.89%	Underperform Votes 138 35.11%
Zentek	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

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

86.4% of AdvanSix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Zentek shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ASIX or ZTEK?

AdvanSix has higher revenue and earnings than Zentek. Zentek is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AdvanSix, 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
AdvanSix	$1.56B	0.41	$44.15M	$3.12	7.71
Zentek	$64.66K	2,588.10	-$8.68M	-$0.07	-22.86

Does the media refer more to ASIX or ZTEK?

In the previous week, AdvanSix had 7 more articles in the media than Zentek. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for AdvanSix and 2 mentions for Zentek. AdvanSix's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Zentek's score of 0.00 indicating that AdvanSix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AdvanSix	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zentek	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, ASIX or ZTEK?

AdvanSix has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zentek has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AdvanSix beats Zentek on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.