Comparing 5E Advanced Materials (NASDAQ:FEAM) and Croda International (OTCMKTS:COIHY)

Croda International (OTCMKTS:COIHY) and 5E Advanced Materials (NASDAQ:FEAM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Croda International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of 5E Advanced Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Croda International and 5E Advanced Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Croda International	2	1	0	2	2.40
5E Advanced Materials	0	0	2	0	3.00

5E Advanced Materials has a consensus price target of $121.00, indicating a potential upside of 2,767.30%. Given 5E Advanced Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 5E Advanced Materials is more favorable than Croda International.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Croda International and 5E Advanced Materials”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Croda International	$2.08 billion	2.62	$202.55 million	N/A	N/A
5E Advanced Materials	N/A	N/A	-$62.01 million	($15.95)	-0.26

Croda International has higher revenue and earnings than 5E Advanced Materials.

Profitability

This table compares Croda International and 5E Advanced Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Croda International	N/A	N/A	N/A
5E Advanced Materials	N/A	-313.00%	-68.37%

Volatility and Risk

Croda International has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 5E Advanced Materials has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Croda International beats 5E Advanced Materials on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Croda International

Croda International Plc engages in the consumer care, life science, and industrial specialty businesses in in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Asia, and Latin America. The company offers speciality and active ingredients across beauty care, beauty actives, and home care products, as well as fragrances and flavours. It also provides biologics drug delivery, adjuvant systems, small molecule, protein, and nucleic acid delivery platforms, as well as purity materials for pharmaceutical formulations. In addition, the company offers crop protection and seed enhancement related solutions. Croda International Plc was incorporated in 1925 and is headquartered in Goole, the United Kingdom.

About 5E Advanced Materials

5E Advanced Materials, Inc. engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Australia and the United States. The company primarily explores for borates and lithium deposits. It holds 100% interest in the Fort Cady project located in the Mojave Desert region in eastern San Bernardino County, California. The company was formerly known as American Pacific Borates Limited. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Hesperia, California.