5N Plus (VNP) Competitors C$8.15 -0.15 (-1.81%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock VNP vs. CHE.UN, NEO, ECO, BOS, IPD, GGG, AZ, MAG, LIF, and NSUShould you be buying 5N Plus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 5N Plus include Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN), Neo Performance Materials (NEO), EcoSynthetix (ECO), AirBoss of America (BOS), International Parkside Products (IPD), G6 Materials (GGG), Arizona Mining (AZ), MAG Silver (MAG), Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIF), and Nevsun Resources (NSU). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. 5N Plus vs. Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund Neo Performance Materials EcoSynthetix AirBoss of America International Parkside Products G6 Materials Arizona Mining MAG Silver Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Nevsun Resources Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (TSE:CHE.UN) and 5N Plus (TSE:VNP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer CHE.UN or VNP? In the previous week, Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund had 5 more articles in the media than 5N Plus. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund and 2 mentions for 5N Plus. 5N Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund's score of 0.25 indicating that 5N Plus is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 5N Plus 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor CHE.UN or VNP? 5N Plus received 43 more outperform votes than Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund an outperform vote while only 7.97% of users gave 5N Plus an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChemtrade Logistics Income FundOutperform Votes36066.67% Underperform Votes18033.33% 5N PlusOutperform Votes4037.97%Underperform Votes465392.03% Is CHE.UN or VNP more profitable? Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund has a net margin of 7.85% compared to 5N Plus' net margin of 5.63%. Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund's return on equity of 19.73% beat 5N Plus' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund7.85% 19.73% 7.26% 5N Plus 5.63%11.86%3.16% Do analysts recommend CHE.UN or VNP? Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund presently has a consensus target price of C$14.33, indicating a potential upside of 29.01%. 5N Plus has a consensus target price of C$8.60, indicating a potential upside of 5.52%. Given Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund is more favorable than 5N Plus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.805N Plus 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CHE.UN or VNP? 10.4% of Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of 5N Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of 5N Plus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, CHE.UN or VNP? Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund has higher revenue and earnings than 5N Plus. Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 5N Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChemtrade Logistics Income FundC$1.77B0.73C$139.02MC$1.1010.105N PlusC$200.07M2.56C$11.26MC$0.2532.04 Which has more risk & volatility, CHE.UN or VNP? Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 5N Plus has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryChemtrade Logistics Income Fund and 5N Plus tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get 5N Plus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VNP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VNP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetric5N PlusSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$511.61MC$8.21BC$3.09BC$5.96BDividend Yield2.25%3.58%5.21%6.33%P/E Ratio32.0413.2268.0630.03Price / Sales2.5651.0725,633,028,482,418,500.00842.80Price / Cash6.1819.2524.3483.71Price / Book5.044.715.214.02Net IncomeC$11.26MC$220.83MC$156.63MC$301.69M7 Day Performance-6.11%18.18%2.51%1.03%1 Month Performance33.61%24.04%5.64%7.74%1 Year Performance50.65%-13.47%17.18%16.11% 5N Plus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VNP5N Plus0.927 of 5 starsC$8.15-1.8%C$8.60+5.5%+56.3%C$511.61MC$200.07M32.04780CHE.UNChemtrade Logistics Income Fund3.1516 of 5 starsC$9.88+1.6%C$12.93+30.9%+21.0%C$1.15BC$1.77B8.981,525Analyst ForecastNEONeo Performance Materials2.6973 of 5 starsC$11.02-0.8%C$14.00+27.0%+41.4%C$322.52MC$324.14M-144.732,100Gap DownECOEcoSynthetixN/AC$4.00flatN/A-16.0%C$162.63MC$11.03M-93.5925BOSAirBoss of America2.314 of 5 starsC$3.99-4.1%C$5.58+39.9%-25.3%C$72.58MC$259.99M-1.351,197High Trading VolumeIPDInternational Parkside ProductsN/AC$0.06+22.2%N/A+83.3%C$908,000.00C$3.44M-5.50N/AGap UpGGGG6 MaterialsN/AC$0.04+16.7%N/A-53.3%C$690,000.00C$1.17M-0.254,000AZArizona MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.94BN/A0.0060MAGMAG Silver1.0206 of 5 starsC$25.11+6.5%C$26.09+3.9%+35.8%C$1.82BN/A24.3911Dividend IncreaseGap UpHigh Trading VolumeLIFLabrador Iron Ore Royalty1.253 of 5 starsC$28.26+1.2%C$33.50+18.5%-8.0%C$1.82BC$208.43M9.26600Gap UpNSUNevsun ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.82BC$335.39M-50.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund Alternatives Neo Performance Materials Alternatives EcoSynthetix Alternatives AirBoss of America Alternatives International Parkside Products Alternatives G6 Materials Alternatives Arizona Mining Alternatives MAG Silver Alternatives Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Alternatives Nevsun Resources Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:VNP) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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