EcoSynthetix (ECO) Competitors

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 businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings.

Which has better earnings and valuation, VNP or ECO?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
5N Plus	C$200.07M	2.73	C$11.26M	C$0.25	34.24
EcoSynthetix	C$11.03M	14.85	-C$1.21M	-C$0.04	-94.30

Which has more risk and volatility, VNP or ECO?

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.

Do analysts rate VNP or ECO?

5N Plus currently has a consensus target price of C$8.60, suggesting a potential downside of 1.26%. Given 5N Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 5N Plus is more favorable than EcoSynthetix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
5N Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
EcoSynthetix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor VNP or ECO?

In the previous week, 5N Plus had 11 more articles in the media than EcoSynthetix. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for 5N Plus and 2 mentions for EcoSynthetix. 5N Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat EcoSynthetix's score of 0.10 indicating that 5N Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
5N Plus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
EcoSynthetix	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VNP or ECO?

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of EcoSynthetix shares are held by company 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.

Is VNP or ECO more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
5N Plus	5.63%	11.86%	3.16%
EcoSynthetix	-10.94%	-4.35%	-6.26%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VNP or ECO?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
5N Plus	Outperform Votes 403 7.97%	Underperform Votes 4653 92.03%
EcoSynthetix	Outperform Votes 243 78.39%	Underperform Votes 67 21.61%

Summary

5N Plus beats EcoSynthetix on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.