Head to Head Comparison: 5N Plus (FPLSF) vs. Its Rivals

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) is one of 297 publicly-traded companies in the “Chemicals” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare 5N Plus to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares 5N Plus and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
5N Plus	$391.06 million	$50.57 million	28.89
5N Plus Competitors	$8.15 billion	$216.34 million	-3.98

5N Plus’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than 5N Plus. 5N Plus is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for 5N Plus and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
5N Plus	0	1	2	1	3.00
5N Plus Competitors	3198	12168	14180	490	2.40

As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 6.92%. Given 5N Plus’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 5N Plus has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares 5N Plus and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
5N Plus	14.14%	27.47%	11.45%
5N Plus Competitors	-102.08%	-11.16%	-1.63%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of 5N Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of 5N Plus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

5N Plus has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 5N Plus’ competitors have a beta of 1.24, meaning that their average share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

5N Plus beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About 5N Plus

5N Plus Inc. produces and sells specialty metals and chemicals in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments, Specialty Semiconductors and Performance Materials. The company offers semiconductor compounds, semiconductor wafers, metals, epitaxial semiconductor substrates, and solar cells. It also provides active pharmaceutical ingredients, animal feed additives, specialized chemicals, commercial grade metals, alloys, engineered powders, and recycling services. The company serves renewable energy, security, space, pharmaceutical, medical imaging, manufacturing, electronic, consumer, and industrial application markets. 5N Plus Inc. is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.