GRA vs. MX, TKO, AZ, LIF, NSU, CXB, OSK, USA, CNL, and FOM
Should you be buying NanoXplore stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NanoXplore include Methanex (MX), Taseko Mines (TKO), Arizona Mining (AZ), Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIF), Nevsun Resources (NSU), Calibre Mining (CXB), Osisko Mining (OSK), Americas Silver (USA), Collective Mining (CNL), and Foran Mining (FOM). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
NanoXplore vs. Its Competitors
NanoXplore (TSE:GRA) and Methanex (TSE:MX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
NanoXplore currently has a consensus target price of C$2.77, indicating a potential upside of 0.61%. Methanex has a consensus target price of C$46.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.79%. Given NanoXplore's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NanoXplore is more favorable than Methanex.
NanoXplore has a beta of 0.16593, meaning that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 1.299218, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Methanex has higher revenue and earnings than NanoXplore. NanoXplore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Methanex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Methanex has a net margin of 4.13% compared to NanoXplore's net margin of -8.09%. Methanex's return on equity of 7.70% beat NanoXplore's return on equity.
5.8% of NanoXplore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of Methanex shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of NanoXplore shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Methanex 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.
In the previous week, Methanex had 1 more articles in the media than NanoXplore. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Methanex and 1 mentions for NanoXplore. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat NanoXplore's score of 0.00 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Methanex beats NanoXplore on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:GRA) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
