5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF – Get Free Report) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Volatility & Risk
5N Plus has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares 5N Plus and Avient’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| 5N Plus | 11.99% | 26.34% | 11.39% |
| Avient | 5.10% | 11.64% | 4.67% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.1% of 5N Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of 5N Plus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for 5N Plus and Avient, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| 5N Plus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Avient | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
Avient has a consensus price target of $47.88, indicating a potential upside of 3.92%. Given Avient’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than 5N Plus.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares 5N Plus and Avient”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| 5N Plus | $391.06 million | 4.90 | $50.57 million | $0.64 | 33.30 |
| Avient | $3.26 billion | 1.30 | $81.90 million | $1.85 | 24.90 |
Avient has higher revenue and earnings than 5N Plus. Avient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 5N Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
5N Plus beats Avient on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Avient
Avient Corporation operates as a formulator of material solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, and Asia. It operates in two segments, Color, Additives and Inks; and Specialty Engineered Materials. The Color, Additives and Inks segment offers custom color and additive concentrates in solid and liquid form for thermoplastics, dispersions for thermosets, and specialty inks; custom-formulated liquid system, such as polyester, vinyl, natural rubber and latex, polyurethane, and silicone; and proprietary inks. Its products are used in medical and pharmaceutical devices, food packaging, personal care and cosmetics, transportation, building products, wire and cable, recreational and athletic apparel, construction and filtration, outdoor furniture, healthcare, textiles and appliances, and industrial markets. The Specialty Engineered Materials segment provides specialty polymer formulations, services, and solutions for designers, assemblers, and processors of thermoplastic materials. It sells its products through direct sales personnel, distributors, and commissioned sales agents. The company was formerly known as PolyOne Corporation and changed its name to Avient Corporation in June 2020. Avient Corporation was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio.
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