PSI vs. SCL, TCW, NOA, MTL, SLI, NLC, MMX, SLL, CHE.UN, and EQX
Should you be buying Pason Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pason Systems include Shawcor (SCL), Trican Well Service (TCW), North American Construction Group (NOA), Mullen Group (MTL), Standard Lithium (SLI), Neo Lithium (NLC), Maverix Metals (MMX), Standard Lithium (SLL), Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN), and Equinox Gold (EQX). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Pason Systems vs.
Pason Systems (TSE:PSI) and Shawcor (TSE:SCL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Pason Systems has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shawcor has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Pason Systems has a net margin of 34.81% compared to Shawcor's net margin of 0.00%. Pason Systems' return on equity of 34.61% beat Shawcor's return on equity.
Pason Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Shawcor. Shawcor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pason Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Shawcor received 143 more outperform votes than Pason Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.33% of users gave Shawcor an outperform vote while only 53.37% of users gave Pason Systems an outperform vote.
Pason Systems presently has a consensus price target of C$17.10, indicating a potential upside of 44.30%. Shawcor has a consensus price target of C$17.43, indicating a potential upside of 9.13%. Given Pason Systems' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pason Systems is more favorable than Shawcor.
49.9% of Pason Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Shawcor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Pason Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Shawcor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Shawcor had 1 more articles in the media than Pason Systems. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shawcor and 2 mentions for Pason Systems. Shawcor's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Pason Systems' score of 0.30 indicating that Shawcor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Pason Systems and Shawcor tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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