JFE (JFEEF) Competitors

Arkema (OTCMKTS:ARKAY) and JFE (OTCMKTS:JFEEF) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and community ranking.

Does the media prefer ARKAY or JFEEF?

In the previous week, Arkema's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled JFE's average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Arkema	Neutral
JFE	Neutral

Do analysts rate ARKAY or JFEEF?

Arkema presently has a consensus target price of $104.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.15%. Given Arkema's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Arkema is more favorable than JFE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arkema	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
JFE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is ARKAY or JFEEF more profitable?

Arkema has a net margin of 6.91% compared to JFE's net margin of 5.51%. JFE's return on equity of 13.02% beat Arkema's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arkema	6.91%	12.81%	6.90%
JFE	5.51%	13.02%	5.03%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARKAY or JFEEF?

Arkema received 94 more outperform votes than JFE when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.86% of users gave JFE an outperform vote while only 59.43% of users gave Arkema an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arkema	Outperform Votes 167 59.43%	Underperform Votes 114 40.57%
JFE	Outperform Votes 73 61.86%	Underperform Votes 45 38.14%

Which has more risk & volatility, ARKAY or JFEEF?

Arkema has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JFE has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ARKAY or JFEEF?

JFE has higher revenue and earnings than Arkema. JFE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arkema, 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
Arkema	$12.17 billion	0.55	$1.02 billion	$10.57	8.47
JFE	$38.88 billion	N/A	$2.56 billion	$3.84	3.27

Summary

Arkema beats JFE on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.