Perimeter Solutions (NYSE:PRM – Get Free Report) and General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Perimeter Solutions and General Enterprise Ventures, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Perimeter Solutions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| General Enterprise Ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Perimeter Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 57.35%. Given Perimeter Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Perimeter Solutions is more favorable than General Enterprise Ventures.
Risk & Volatility
Institutional and Insider Ownership
89.9% of Perimeter Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Perimeter Solutions 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.
Profitability
This table compares Perimeter Solutions and General Enterprise Ventures’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Perimeter Solutions | -1.05% | -7.62% | -3.37% |
| General Enterprise Ventures | -544.66% | -162.24% | -104.56% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Perimeter Solutions and General Enterprise Ventures”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Perimeter Solutions | $560.97 million | 2.46 | $67.49 million | ($0.14) | -65.82 |
| General Enterprise Ventures | $520,000.00 | 92.01 | -$10.10 million | ($0.08) | -16.25 |
Perimeter Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than General Enterprise Ventures. Perimeter Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Enterprise Ventures, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Perimeter Solutions beats General Enterprise Ventures on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Perimeter Solutions
Perimeter Solutions, SA manufactures and supplies firefighting products and lubricant additives in the United States, Germany, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Fire Safety and Specialty Products. The Fire Safety segment provides fire retardants and firefighting foams, as well as specialized equipment and services for federal, state, provincial, local/municipal, and commercial customers. The Specialty Products segment produces and sells Phosphorus Pentasulfide, which is primarily used in the preparation of lubricant additives, including a family of compounds called Zinc Dialkyldithiophosphates. The company offers its products under the PHOS-CHEK, FIRE-TROL, AUXQUIMIA, and SOLBERG brands. Perimeter Solutions, SA was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri.
About General Enterprise Ventures
General Enterprise Ventures, Inc., engages in installing large home and facility proactive wildfire prevention systems. It offers CitroTech products for the prevention and spread of wildfires, as well as lumber treatments for fire prevention. The company was formerly known as General Entertainment Ventures, Inc. and changed its name to General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. in October 2021. General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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