Flexible Solutions International (FSI) Competitors

Flexible Solutions International (NYSE:FSI) and Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Is FSI or LXFR more profitable?

Flexible Solutions International has a net margin of 10.80% compared to Luxfer's net margin of 6.02%. Luxfer's return on equity of 11.75% beat Flexible Solutions International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flexible Solutions International	10.80%	10.61%	7.32%
Luxfer	6.02%	11.75%	6.80%

Is FSI or LXFR a better dividend stock?

Flexible Solutions International pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Luxfer pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Flexible Solutions International pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Luxfer pays out 57.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Luxfer is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate FSI or LXFR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flexible Solutions International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Luxfer	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor FSI or LXFR?

In the previous week, Luxfer had 5 more articles in the media than Flexible Solutions International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Luxfer and 0 mentions for Flexible Solutions International. Luxfer's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Flexible Solutions International's score of 1.00 indicating that Luxfer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flexible Solutions International	Positive
Luxfer	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FSI or LXFR?

Luxfer has higher revenue and earnings than Flexible Solutions International. Luxfer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flexible Solutions International, 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
Flexible Solutions International	$37.32M	3.36	$2.78M	$0.23	43.09
Luxfer	$391.90M	0.91	$18.40M	$0.90	14.73

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FSI or LXFR?

54.3% of Flexible Solutions International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Luxfer shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.5% of Flexible Solutions International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Luxfer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, FSI or LXFR?

Flexible Solutions International has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Luxfer has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Luxfer beats Flexible Solutions International on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.