Sherritt International (S) Competitors

Forsys Metals (TSE:FSY) and Sherritt International (TSE:S) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FSY or S?

31.4% of Forsys Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Sherritt International shares are held by institutional investors. 33.3% of Forsys Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Sherritt International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, FSY or S?

Forsys Metals has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sherritt International has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FSY or S more profitable?

Forsys Metals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sherritt International's net margin of -86.00%. Forsys Metals' return on equity of -20.05% beat Sherritt International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forsys Metals	N/A	-20.05%	-17.60%
Sherritt International	-86.00%	-20.46%	-2.60%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FSY or S?

Sherritt International received 333 more outperform votes than Forsys Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.74% of users gave Forsys Metals an outperform vote while only 62.25% of users gave Sherritt International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Forsys Metals	Outperform Votes 66 71.74%	Underperform Votes 26 28.26%
Sherritt International	Outperform Votes 399 62.25%	Underperform Votes 242 37.75%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FSY or S?

Forsys Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sherritt International. Forsys Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sherritt International, 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
Forsys Metals	N/A	N/A	-C$4.51M	-C$0.02	-21.30
Sherritt International	C$151.40M	0.38	-C$130.60M	-C$0.32	-0.45

Do analysts prefer FSY or S?

Sherritt International has a consensus price target of C$0.25, indicating a potential upside of 72.41%. Given Sherritt International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sherritt International is more favorable than Forsys Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forsys Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Sherritt International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer FSY or S?

In the previous week, Sherritt International had 11 more articles in the media than Forsys Metals. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Sherritt International and 0 mentions for Forsys Metals. Sherritt International's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Forsys Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Sherritt International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Forsys Metals	Neutral
Sherritt International	Neutral

Summary

Sherritt International beats Forsys Metals on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.