PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT – Get Free Report) and ICL Group (NYSE:ICL – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares PureCycle Technologies and ICL Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PureCycle Technologies | -1,370.89% | -959.19% | -22.23% |
| ICL Group | 3.95% | 8.40% | 4.19% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares PureCycle Technologies and ICL Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PureCycle Technologies | $8.35 million | 40.06 | -$182.57 million | ($1.15) | -1.45 |
| ICL Group | $7.71 billion | 0.78 | $226.00 million | $0.24 | 19.52 |
ICL Group has higher revenue and earnings than PureCycle Technologies. PureCycle Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICL Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
63.0% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of ICL Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.8% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ICL Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for PureCycle Technologies and ICL Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PureCycle Technologies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| ICL Group | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
PureCycle Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 545.65%. ICL Group has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.07%. Given PureCycle Technologies’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe PureCycle Technologies is more favorable than ICL Group.
Volatility and Risk
PureCycle Technologies has a beta of 2.74, suggesting that its share price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICL Group has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ICL Group beats PureCycle Technologies on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PureCycle Technologies
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. engages in the production of recycled polypropylene (PP). The company holds a license for restoring waste PP into ultra-pure recycled polypropylene resin that has multiple applications, including packaging and labeling for consumer products, piping, ropes, cabling, and plastic parts for various industries. Its recycling process separates color, odor, and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock to transform it into virgin-like resin. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
About ICL Group
ICL Group Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty minerals and chemicals company worldwide. It operates in four segments: Industrial Products, Potash, Phosphate Solutions, and Growing Solutions. The Industrial Products segment produces bromine out of a solution that is a by-product of the potash production process, as well as bromine-based compounds; produces various grades of potash, salt, magnesium chloride, and magnesia products; and produces and markets phosphorous-based flame retardants and other phosphorus-based products. The Potash segment extracts potash from the Dead Sea; mines and produces potash and salt; produces polysulphate; produces, markets, and sells magnesium and magnesium alloys, as well as related by-products, including chlorine and sylvinite; and sells salt. The Phosphate Solutions segment uses phosphate commodity products to produce specialty products; produces and markets phosphate-based fertilizers, as well as sulphuric acid, green phosphoric acid, and phosphate fertilizers; and manufactures thermal phosphoric acid for various industrial end markets, such as oral care, cleaning products, paints and coatings, water treatment, asphalt modification, construction, and metal treatment. It also develops and produces functional food ingredients and phosphate additives for use in the processed meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, beverage, and baked goods markets; and produces milk and whey proteins for the food ingredients industry. The Growing Solutions segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells fertilizers based primarily on nitrogen, potash, and phosphate, including water soluble specialty, liquid, soluble, and controlled-release fertilizers. It sells its products through marketing companies, agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Israel Chemicals Ltd. and changed its name to ICL Group Ltd in May 2020. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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