Neo Performance Materials (NEO) Competitors

Enerflex (TSE:EFX) and Neo Performance Materials (TSE:NEO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of EFX or NEO?

64.2% of Enerflex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Neo Performance Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Enerflex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Neo Performance Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor EFX or NEO?

In the previous week, Neo Performance Materials had 1 more articles in the media than Enerflex. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Neo Performance Materials and 3 mentions for Enerflex. Neo Performance Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Enerflex's score of 0.53 indicating that Neo Performance Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enerflex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Neo Performance Materials	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EFX or NEO a better dividend stock?

Enerflex pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Neo Performance Materials pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Enerflex pays out -10.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Neo Performance Materials pays out -525.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Neo Performance Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, EFX or NEO?

Enerflex has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Neo Performance Materials has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer EFX or NEO?

Enerflex presently has a consensus target price of C$15.71, indicating a potential upside of 64.83%. Neo Performance Materials has a consensus target price of C$14.00, indicating a potential upside of 51.35%. Given Enerflex's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Enerflex is more favorable than Neo Performance Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enerflex	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Neo Performance Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is EFX or NEO more profitable?

Neo Performance Materials has a net margin of -0.48% compared to Enerflex's net margin of -3.72%. Neo Performance Materials' return on equity of -0.53% beat Enerflex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enerflex	-3.72%	-8.76%	3.03%
Neo Performance Materials	-0.48%	-0.53%	1.87%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EFX or NEO?

Neo Performance Materials has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Enerflex. Neo Performance Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enerflex, 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
Enerflex	C$3.09B	0.38	-C$114.88M	-C$0.92	-10.35
Neo Performance Materials	C$324.14M	0.84	-C$1.56M	-C$0.08	-121.48

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EFX or NEO?

Enerflex received 482 more outperform votes than Neo Performance Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.31% of users gave Enerflex an outperform vote while only 37.78% of users gave Neo Performance Materials an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enerflex	Outperform Votes 499 69.31%	Underperform Votes 221 30.69%
Neo Performance Materials	Outperform Votes 17 37.78%	Underperform Votes 28 62.22%

Summary

Neo Performance Materials beats Enerflex on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.