ECO vs. VNP, NEO, BOS, IPD, GGG, CHE.UN, AR, DSV, 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), International Parkside Products (IPD), G6 Materials (GGG), Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN), Argonaut Gold (AR), Discovery Silver (DSV), Maverix Metals (MMX), and Noront Resources (NOT). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
EcoSynthetix vs.
5N Plus (TSE:VNP) and EcoSynthetix (TSE:ECO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.
44.0% of 5N Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.3% of EcoSynthetix shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of 5N Plus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of EcoSynthetix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
5N Plus has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EcoSynthetix has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, 5N Plus had 8 more articles in the media than EcoSynthetix. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for 5N Plus and 2 mentions for EcoSynthetix. 5N Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat EcoSynthetix's score of 0.39 indicating that 5N Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
5N Plus received 160 more outperform votes than EcoSynthetix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.39% of users gave EcoSynthetix an outperform vote while only 7.97% of users gave 5N Plus an outperform vote.
5N Plus presently has a consensus target price of C$8.60, suggesting a potential upside of 29.52%. Given 5N Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe 5N Plus is more favorable than EcoSynthetix.
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.
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.
Summary
5N Plus beats EcoSynthetix on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:ECO) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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