ECO vs. NEO, BOS, VNP, CHE.UN, ARG, CNL, ADN, NDM, FAR, and ETG
Should you be buying EcoSynthetix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EcoSynthetix include Neo Performance Materials (NEO), AirBoss of America (BOS), 5N Plus (VNP), Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN), Amerigo Resources (ARG), Collective Mining (CNL), Acadian Timber (ADN), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), Foraco International (FAR), and Entrée Resources (ETG). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
EcoSynthetix (TSE:ECO) and Neo Performance Materials (TSE:NEO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.
EcoSynthetix has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Neo Performance Materials. EcoSynthetix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Neo Performance Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
EcoSynthetix received 230 more outperform votes than Neo Performance Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.39% of users gave EcoSynthetix an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Neo Performance Materials an outperform vote.
EcoSynthetix has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Neo Performance Materials has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Neo Performance Materials has a consensus price target of C$9.83, indicating a potential upside of 66.95%. Given Neo Performance Materials' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Neo Performance Materials is more favorable than EcoSynthetix.
Neo Performance Materials has a net margin of -1.48% compared to EcoSynthetix's net margin of -22.28%. Neo Performance Materials' return on equity of -1.84% beat EcoSynthetix's return on equity.
In the previous week, EcoSynthetix and EcoSynthetix both had 3 articles in the media. Neo Performance Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat EcoSynthetix's score of -0.61 indicating that Neo Performance Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
16.8% of EcoSynthetix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of Neo Performance Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of EcoSynthetix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Neo Performance Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Neo Performance Materials beats EcoSynthetix on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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