Financial Review: FOMO (OTCMKTS:ETFM) versus Nanophase Technologies (OTCMKTS:NANX)

FOMO (OTCMKTS:ETFM) and Nanophase Technologies (OTCMKTS:NANX) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

70.2% of Nanophase Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of FOMO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Nanophase Technologies shares are held by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares FOMO and Nanophase Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FOMO	N/A	-6.23%	-148.02%
Nanophase Technologies	-6.18%	-63.65%	-7.03%

Volatility and Risk

FOMO has a beta of 7.78, suggesting that its share price is 678% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nanophase Technologies has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for FOMO and Nanophase Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FOMO	0	0	0	0	N/A
Nanophase Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FOMO and Nanophase Technologies’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FOMO	N/A	N/A	-$70,000.00	N/A	N/A
Nanophase Technologies	$37.30 million	1.69	-$4.39 million	($0.05)	-23.00

FOMO has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nanophase Technologies.

Summary

FOMO beats Nanophase Technologies on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FOMO

FOMO Corp. focuses on incubation and acceleration business. The company invests in and advises emerging companies aligned with a growth mandate. It develops various direct investment and affiliations. The company was formerly known as 2050 Motors, Inc. FOMO Corp. was founded in 2012 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

About Nanophase Technologies

Nanophase Technologies Corporation, a science-driven company, develops, manufactures, and sells integrated family of nanomaterial technologies in the United States. It engages in engineered materials, formulation development, and commercial manufacturing. The company produces engineered nanomaterial products comprising antimony, bismuth, cerium, iron, and zinc oxide for use in a various markets, including surface finishing,exterior coatings, personal care, plastics, scratch resistant coatings, and textiles. It also provides skin care formulations with mineral-based UV protection under the under the Solésence brand; and advanced material products, including architectural coatings, industrial coatings, abrasion-resistant additives, plastics additives, medical diagnostics, and surface finishing technologies applications. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Romeoville, Illinois.