Solesence (NASDAQ:SLSN – Get Free Report) is one of 55 public companies in the “Personal Care Products” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Solesence to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
70.2% of Solesence shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.0% of shares of all “Personal Care Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Solesence shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of shares of all “Personal Care Products” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Solesence and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Solesence | $62.06 million | $1.79 million | 101.90 |
| Solesence Competitors | $7.89 billion | $1.08 billion | 2.38 |
Profitability
This table compares Solesence and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Solesence | 1.56% | 5.39% | 1.78% |
| Solesence Competitors | -6.19% | -113.37% | -0.20% |
Risk & Volatility
Solesence has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solesence’s competitors have a beta of 0.79, suggesting that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Solesence and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Solesence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Solesence Competitors | 835 | 2796 | 3568 | 212 | 2.43 |
As a group, “Personal Care Products” companies have a potential upside of 4.49%. Given Solesence’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Solesence has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Summary
Solesence competitors beat Solesence on 7 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.
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