Critical Comparison: Solesence (SLSN) & Its Competitors

Solesence (NASDAQ:SLSN) is one of 55 public companies in the “Personal Care Products” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Solesence to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Solesence and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solesence	-3.40%	-11.58%	-3.79%
Solesence Competitors	-5.16%	-65.33%	0.10%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

70.2% of Solesence shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.1% of shares of all “Personal Care Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Solesence shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of shares of all “Personal Care Products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Solesence and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solesence	$62.06 million	$1.79 million	-32.37
Solesence Competitors	$7.86 billion	$1.11 billion	7.74

Solesence’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Solesence. Solesence is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Solesence has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solesence’s rivals have a beta of 0.79, indicating that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Solesence and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solesence	1	0	0	0	1.00
Solesence Competitors	849	2828	3583	213	2.42

As a group, “Personal Care Products” companies have a potential upside of 2.11%. Given Solesence’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Solesence has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Solesence rivals beat Solesence on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Solesence Company Profile

Nanophase Technologies Corporation provides engineered materials, formulation development, and commercial manufacturing with an integrated family of technologies in the United States. It offers surface engineered zinc oxide and titanium dioxide for sunscreens and personal care products; fully formulated cosmetics, sun care, and skin care under the Solésence brand name; and advanced materials products, such as architectural coatings, industrial coatings, abrasion-resistant additives, plastics additives, medical diagnostics, and various surface finishing technologies applications. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Romeoville, Illinois.