Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN) Competitors

5N Plus (TSE:VNP) and Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (TSE:CHE.UN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VNP or CHE.UN?

5N Plus received 46 more outperform votes than Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.73% of users gave Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund an outperform vote while only 7.97% of users gave 5N Plus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
5N Plus	Outperform Votes 403 7.97%	Underperform Votes 4652 92.03%
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund	Outperform Votes 357 66.73%	Underperform Votes 178 33.27%

Which has more risk & volatility, VNP or CHE.UN?

5N Plus has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VNP or CHE.UN?

In the previous week, 5N Plus had 3 more articles in the media than Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for 5N Plus and 0 mentions for Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund. 5N Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that 5N Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
5N Plus	Neutral
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund	Neutral

Do analysts rate VNP or CHE.UN?

5N Plus presently has a consensus target price of C$8.60, suggesting a potential upside of 62.88%. Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund has a consensus target price of C$13.29, suggesting a potential upside of 38.11%. Given 5N Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe 5N Plus is more favorable than Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
5N Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is VNP or CHE.UN more profitable?

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund has a net margin of 7.85% compared to 5N Plus' net margin of 5.63%. Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund's return on equity of 19.73% beat 5N Plus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
5N Plus	5.63%	11.86%	3.16%
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund	7.85%	19.73%	7.26%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VNP or CHE.UN?

44.0% of 5N Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.4% of Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of 5N Plus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VNP or CHE.UN?

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund has higher revenue and earnings than 5N Plus. Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 5N Plus, 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
5N Plus	C$200.07M	1.66	C$11.26M	C$0.25	20.76
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund	C$1.77B	0.63	C$139.02M	C$1.10	8.75

Summary

5N Plus beats Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.