ECO vs. VNP, NEO, BOS, GGG, IPD, CHE.UN, ALS, SLL, MMX, and NLC
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), Altius Minerals (ALS), Standard Lithium (SLL), Maverix Metals (MMX), and Neo Lithium (NLC). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
5N Plus (TSE:VNP) and EcoSynthetix (TSE:ECO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
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. EcoSynthetix's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled 5N Plus'average media sentiment score.
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.
44.2% of 5N Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.7% of EcoSynthetix shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of 5N Plus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of EcoSynthetix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
5N Plus has a net margin of 6.53% compared to 5N Plus' net margin of -17.17%. EcoSynthetix's return on equity of 13.41% beat 5N Plus' return on equity.
5N Plus has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EcoSynthetix has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
5N Plus presently has a consensus price target of C$5.60, suggesting a potential downside of 5.25%. Given EcoSynthetix's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe 5N Plus is more favorable than EcoSynthetix.
5N Plus received 155 more outperform votes than EcoSynthetix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.39% of users gave EcoSynthetix an outperform vote while only 7.88% of users gave 5N Plus an outperform vote.
Summary
5N Plus beats EcoSynthetix on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get EcoSynthetix News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ECO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ECO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
EcoSynthetix Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
