Head-To-Head Analysis: 5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) vs. Amplifon (OTCMKTS:AMFPF)

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) and Amplifon (OTCMKTS:AMFPF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares 5N Plus and Amplifon’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
5N Plus	$242.37 million	1.25	$15.40 million	$0.18	19.00
Amplifon	$2.23 billion	N/A	$188.09 million	$0.78	41.28

Amplifon has higher revenue and earnings than 5N Plus. 5N Plus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amplifon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of 5N Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of 5N Plus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for 5N Plus and Amplifon, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
5N Plus	0	0	0	0	N/A
Amplifon	0	0	2	0	3.00

5N Plus currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 60.82%. Given 5N Plus’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe 5N Plus is more favorable than Amplifon.

Risk & Volatility

5N Plus has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amplifon has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares 5N Plus and Amplifon’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
5N Plus	6.35%	7.61%	2.72%
Amplifon	7.44%	16.57%	4.83%

Summary

Amplifon beats 5N Plus on 8 of the 12 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 Amplifon

Amplifon S.p.A. engages in the distribution of hearing solutions and the fitting of customized products that help people rediscover various emotions of sound in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers Ampli-easy, Ampli-connect, Ampli-energy, and Ampli-mini hearing devices. It also operates Ampli-care, a platform to deliver audiological care experience; and Amplifon App to manage the device functions in real-time directly from smartphone. Amplifon S.p.A. was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. Amplifon S.p.A.