NEO vs. LIF, EFX, TIXT, CHR, FC, MAX, PMTS, TGL, BRAG, and NYX
Should you be buying Neo Performance Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Neo Performance Materials include Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIF), Enerflex (EFX), TELUS International (Cda) (TIXT), Chorus Aviation (CHR), Firm Capital Mortgage Investment (FC), Midas Gold Corp. (MAX.TO) (MAX), CPI Card Group (PMTS), TransGlobe Energy (TGL), Bragg Gaming Group Inc. (BRAG.V) (BRAG), and NYX Gaming Group (NYX). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Neo Performance Materials vs. Its Competitors
Neo Performance Materials (TSE:NEO) and Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (TSE:LIF) 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 profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Neo Performance Materials had 2 more articles in the media than Labrador Iron Ore Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Neo Performance Materials and 4 mentions for Labrador Iron Ore Royalty. Neo Performance Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's score of -0.53 indicating that Neo Performance Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Neo Performance Materials pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. Neo Performance Materials pays out -525.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty pays out 88.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Neo Performance Materials. Neo Performance Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Labrador Iron Ore Royalty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
22.5% of Neo Performance Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of Neo Performance Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty shares are owned 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.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a net margin of 94.67% compared to Neo Performance Materials' net margin of -0.48%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's return on equity of 29.05% beat Neo Performance Materials' return on equity.
Neo Performance Materials has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Neo Performance Materials presently has a consensus price target of C$14.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.53%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a consensus price target of C$33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.46%. Given Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Labrador Iron Ore Royalty is more favorable than Neo Performance Materials.
Summary
Neo Performance Materials and Labrador Iron Ore Royalty tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:NEO) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff