ECO vs. VNP, NEO, BOS, GGG, IPD, CHE.UN, DSV, ATX, MMX, and NOT
Should you be buying EcoSynthetix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EcoSynthetix include 5N Plus (VNP), Neo Performance Materials (NEO), AirBoss of America (BOS), G6 Materials (GGG), International Parkside Products (IPD), Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN), Discovery Silver (DSV), ATEX Resources (ATX), Maverix Metals (MMX), and Noront Resources (NOT). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
EcoSynthetix vs. Its Competitors
EcoSynthetix (TSE:ECO) and 5N Plus (TSE:VNP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.
5N Plus has a consensus price target of C$9.38, suggesting a potential downside of 2.55%. Given 5N Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe 5N Plus is more favorable than EcoSynthetix.
5N Plus has a net margin of 5.63% compared to EcoSynthetix's net margin of -10.94%. 5N Plus' return on equity of 11.86% beat EcoSynthetix's return on equity.
In the previous week, 5N Plus had 2 more articles in the media than EcoSynthetix. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for 5N Plus and 0 mentions for EcoSynthetix. 5N Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat EcoSynthetix's score of 0.00 indicating that 5N Plus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
5N Plus has higher revenue and earnings than EcoSynthetix. EcoSynthetix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 5N Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
16.3% of EcoSynthetix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of 5N Plus shares are held by institutional investors. 14.5% of EcoSynthetix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of 5N Plus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
EcoSynthetix has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 5N Plus has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
5N Plus beats EcoSynthetix on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:ECO) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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