Huntsman (NYSE:HUN – Get Free Report) and Enlightify (NYSE:ENFY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
84.8% of Huntsman shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Enlightify shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Huntsman shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Enlightify shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Huntsman and Enlightify”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Huntsman | $5.68 billion | 0.33 | -$284.00 million | ($1.92) | -5.63 |
| Enlightify | $79.21 million | 0.00 | -$28.41 million | ($0.86) | -0.00 |
Enlightify has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Huntsman. Huntsman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enlightify, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Huntsman and Enlightify, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Huntsman | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Enlightify | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Huntsman presently has a consensus price target of $13.75, suggesting a potential upside of 27.26%. Given Huntsman’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Huntsman is more favorable than Enlightify.
Risk & Volatility
Huntsman has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enlightify has a beta of -4.76, indicating that its share price is 576% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Huntsman and Enlightify’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Huntsman | -5.83% | -4.60% | -1.93% |
| Enlightify | -22.98% | -18.78% | -11.03% |
Summary
Huntsman beats Enlightify on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Huntsman
Huntsman Corporation manufactures and sells diversified organic chemical products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, and Advanced Materials. The Polyurethanes segment offers polyurethane chemicals, including methyl diphenyl diisocyanate, polyether and polyester polyols, and thermoplastic polyurethane; and aniline, benzene, nitrobenzene and other co-products. The Performance Products segment manufactures amines, such as polyetheramines, ethyleneamines, DGA Agent, JEFFCAT catalysts, and E-GRADE specialty amines and carbonates; and maleic anhydrides. The Advanced Materials segment offers epoxy, phenoxy, acrylic, polyurethane, and acrylonitrile-butadiene-based polymer formulations; and thermoset resins, curing and toughening agents, and carbon nanomaterials. The company provides pre-and post-sales technical service support to customers. Its products are used in a range of applications, including adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, durable and non-durable consumer products, electronics, insulation, packaging, coatings and construction, power generation, and refining, as well as serves the elastomers, insulation, footwear, furniture, industrial, oil and gas, liquid natural gas transport, printed circuit boards, consumer, appliances, electrical power transmission and distribution, recreational sports equipment, and medical appliances markets. The company sells its products through a network of distributors and agents. Huntsman Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
About Enlightify
Enlightify, Inc. engages in the research, development, production, and sale of various types of fertilizers and agricultural products. It operates through the following segments: Jinong, Gufeng, and Yuxing. The Jinong segment includes fertilizer products, with focus on humic acid-based compound fertilizer. The Gufeng segment refers to the compound fertilizer, blended fertilizer, organic compound fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers, highly concentrated water-soluble fertilizers, and mixed organic-inorganic compound fertilizer. The Yuxing segment develops and produces agricultural products, such as top-grade fruits, vegetables, flowers, and colored seedlings. The company was founded by Tao Li on February 6, 1987 and is headquartered in Xi’an, China.
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