Head-To-Head Survey: Commerzbank (OTCMKTS:CRZBY) and 5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for 5N Plus and Commerzbank, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
5N Plus	0	0	0	0	0.00
Commerzbank	0	1	0	0	2.00

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
5N Plus	5.63%	13.82%	5.07%
Commerzbank	8.55%	6.33%	0.39%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares 5N Plus and Commerzbank”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
5N Plus	$242.37 million	1.94	$15.40 million	$0.18	29.40
Commerzbank	$22.00 billion	0.94	$2.41 billion	$1.91	9.13

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

Volatility & Risk

5N Plus has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commerzbank has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of 5N Plus shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of 5N Plus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

5N Plus beats Commerzbank on 7 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 Commerzbank

Commerzbank AG provides banking and capital market products and services to private and small business customers, corporate, financial service providers, and institutional clients in Germany, rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Private and Small-Business Customers, and Corporate Clients. The company offers saving, checking, business, and current accounts; term deposits; pension; credit and debit cards; payment solutions; overdraft services; various loans; and insurance products. It also provides trade securities; treasury management; corporate financing; real estate financing; financing advisory; merger and acquisition; foreign trade; trade financing; asset and risk management; and online banking, as well as wealth management services. Commerzbank AG was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.