Contrasting 5E Advanced Materials (FEAM) and The Competition

5E Advanced Materials (NASDAQ:FEAM – Get Rating) is one of 29 public companies in the “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare 5E Advanced Materials to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

26.0% of 5E Advanced Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of shares of all “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
5E Advanced Materials	N/A	-96.48%	-67.82%
5E Advanced Materials Competitors	-99.25%	-22.78%	-9.48%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for 5E Advanced Materials and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
5E Advanced Materials	0	0	3	0	3.00
5E Advanced Materials Competitors	204	933	1271	12	2.45

5E Advanced Materials presently has a consensus price target of $25.67, suggesting a potential upside of 254.02%. As a group, “Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels” companies have a potential upside of 30.72%. Given 5E Advanced Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe 5E Advanced Materials is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares 5E Advanced Materials and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
5E Advanced Materials	N/A	-$66.71 million	-5.49
5E Advanced Materials Competitors	$2.74 billion	$441.05 million	-12.52

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

Summary

5E Advanced Materials competitors beat 5E Advanced Materials on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About 5E Advanced Materials

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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 focuses on the Fort Cady project located in Southern California. The company was formerly known as American Pacific Borates Limited. 5E Advanced Materials Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.