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

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

Institutional & 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for 5N Plus and its peers, 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	3205	12179	14193	495	2.40

As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 6.78%. Given 5N Plus’ peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 5N Plus has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares 5N Plus and its peers’ 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	-102.55%	-11.15%	-1.67%

Volatility & Risk

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
5N Plus	$391.06 million	$50.57 million	27.14
5N Plus Competitors	$6.34 billion	$216.44 million	-4.18

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

Summary

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

5N Plus Company Profile

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.