VNP vs. ECO, NEO, BOS, CHE.UN, AR, VGCX, GRA, GGD, III, and TECK.A
Should you be buying 5N Plus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 5N Plus include EcoSynthetix (ECO), Neo Performance Materials (NEO), AirBoss of America (BOS), Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN), Argonaut Gold (AR), Victoria Gold (VGCX), NanoXplore (GRA), GoGold Resources (GGD), Imperial Metals (III), and Teck Resources (TECK.A). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
5N Plus (TSE:VNP) and EcoSynthetix (TSE:ECO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.
5N Plus received 151 more outperform votes than EcoSynthetix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.39% of users gave EcoSynthetix an outperform vote while only 7.81% of users gave 5N Plus an outperform vote.
In the previous week, EcoSynthetix had 2 more articles in the media than 5N Plus. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for EcoSynthetix and 1 mentions for 5N Plus. 5N Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat EcoSynthetix's score of -0.61 indicating that 5N Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
5N Plus has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EcoSynthetix has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
5N Plus has higher revenue and earnings than EcoSynthetix. EcoSynthetix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 5N Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
5N Plus has a net margin of 6.35% compared to EcoSynthetix's net margin of -22.28%. 5N Plus' return on equity of 12.76% beat EcoSynthetix's return on equity.
5N Plus currently has a consensus target price of C$5.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.19%. Given 5N Plus' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe 5N Plus is more favorable than EcoSynthetix.
44.0% of 5N Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.8% of EcoSynthetix shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of 5N Plus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of EcoSynthetix shares are owned 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.
Summary
5N Plus beats EcoSynthetix on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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