LEU vs. CMP, SLCA, PLL, IPI, ATLX, CLW, MTAL, GATO, MERC, and NFGC
Should you be buying Centrus Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Centrus Energy include Compass Minerals International (CMP), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Atlas Lithium (ATLX), Clearwater Paper (CLW), Metals Acquisition (MTAL), Gatos Silver (GATO), Mercer International (MERC), and New Found Gold (NFGC). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) and Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.
50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Compass Minerals International shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Compass Minerals International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Centrus Energy presently has a consensus target price of $64.50, suggesting a potential upside of 58.05%. Compass Minerals International has a consensus target price of $34.40, suggesting a potential upside of 169.38%. Given Compass Minerals International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Compass Minerals International is more favorable than Centrus Energy.
Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Minerals International has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Compass Minerals International had 5 more articles in the media than Centrus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Compass Minerals International and 5 mentions for Centrus Energy. Centrus Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Compass Minerals International's score of 0.32 indicating that Centrus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Centrus Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Compass Minerals International. Compass Minerals International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Centrus Energy has a net margin of 26.36% compared to Compass Minerals International's net margin of -4.97%. Compass Minerals International's return on equity of 4.56% beat Centrus Energy's return on equity.
Compass Minerals International received 276 more outperform votes than Centrus Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 42.86% of users gave Compass Minerals International an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave Centrus Energy an outperform vote.
Summary
Centrus Energy beats Compass Minerals International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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