Nanophase Technologies (OTCMKTS:NANX – Get Rating) is one of 27 publicly-traded companies in the “Toilet preparations” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Nanophase Technologies to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
41.8% of shares of all “Toilet preparations” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Nanophase Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of shares of all “Toilet preparations” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Nanophase Technologies has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nanophase Technologies’ competitors have a beta of 33.68, meaning that their average share price is 3,268% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nanophase Technologies | $37.32 million | -$2.62 million | -13.37 |
| Nanophase Technologies Competitors | $3.49 billion | $233.93 million | 44.04 |
Nanophase Technologies’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Nanophase Technologies. Nanophase Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Nanophase Technologies and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nanophase Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Nanophase Technologies Competitors | 132 | 1023 | 1152 | 26 | 2.46 |
As a group, “Toilet preparations” companies have a potential upside of 12.23%. Given Nanophase Technologies’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nanophase Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares Nanophase Technologies and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nanophase Technologies | -7.03% | -36.43% | -7.80% |
| Nanophase Technologies Competitors | -25.41% | 13.27% | -6.98% |
Summary
Nanophase Technologies competitors beat Nanophase Technologies on 9 of the 10 factors compared.
Nanophase Technologies Company Profile
Nanophase Technologies Corp. engages in the development and provision of engineered nanomaterial solutions. The firm’s products include antimony tin oxide, bismuth oxide, cerium oxide, iron oxide, and zinc oxide. It serves the personal care, plastics, textiles, exterior coatings, integrated circuit and data storage, optical surface polishing, and energy markets. The company was founded by Richard W. Siegel on November 25, 1989 and is headquartered in Romeoville, IL.
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