Enviri (NYSE:NVRI – Get Free Report) and ESGL (NASDAQ:ESGL – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
93.4% of Enviri shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Enviri shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of ESGL shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Enviri and ESGL”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Enviri | $2.34 billion | 0.40 | -$127.97 million | ($1.96) | -5.87 |
ESGL | $6.10 million | N/A | -$630,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
ESGL has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Enviri.
Risk & Volatility
Enviri has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESGL has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Enviri and ESGL, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Enviri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
ESGL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Enviri presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.04%. Given Enviri’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Enviri is more favorable than ESGL.
Profitability
This table compares Enviri and ESGL’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Enviri | -7.02% | -7.86% | -1.33% |
ESGL | N/A | N/A | N/A |
About Enviri
Enviri Corporation provides environmental solutions for industrial and specialty waste streams in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Harsco Environmental and Clean Earth. The Harsco Environmental segment offers on-site services under long-term contracts for material logistics, product quality improvement, and resource recovery for iron, steel, and metals manufacturing; manufactures and sells industrial abrasives, roofing granules, aluminum dross, and scrap processing systems; and meltshop and furnace services, such as under-vessel cleaning, removal of ladle slag, and general melt shop debris. This segment also produces and sells value-added downstream products from industrial waste-stream, including road surfacing and materials, such as slag-based asphalt product under the SteelPhal brand; abrasives and roofing materials under the BLACK BEAUTY and SURE/CUT brand names; Metallurgical Additives; agriculture and turf products comprising soil conditioners and fertilizers under the CrossOver and AgrowSil brands; and cement additives. The Clean Earth segment provides specialty waste processing, treatment, recycling, and beneficial reuse solutions for waste needs, such as hazardous, non-hazardous, and contaminated soils and dredged materials to industrial, retail, healthcare, and construction industries. The company was formerly known as Harsco Corporation and changed its name to Enviri Corporation in June 2023. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
About ESGL
ESGL Holdings Limited provides waste solutions. It regenerates industrial waste into circular products using technologies and renewable energy. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Singapore.
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