Head to Head Review: 5N Plus (FPLSF) vs. The Competition

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for 5N Plus and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
5N Plus	0	1	2	1	3.00
5N Plus Competitors	3212	12190	14210	499	2.40

As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 8.64%. Given 5N Plus’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe 5N Plus has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
5N Plus	$391.06 million	$50.57 million	26.43
5N Plus Competitors	$6.31 billion	$216.27 million	-4.77

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.

Risk and Volatility

5N Plus has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 5N Plus’ competitors have a beta of 1.23, suggesting that their average share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%	26.36%	11.28%
5N Plus Competitors	-60.60%	-10.75%	-1.28%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of 5N Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.1% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of 5N Plus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.