Perimeter Solutions (PRM) versus Its Competitors Financial Contrast

Perimeter Solutions (NYSE:PRM – Get Rating) is one of 32 public companies in the “Chemicals & allied products” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Perimeter Solutions to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Perimeter Solutions and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perimeter Solutions	17.58%	0.20%	0.09%
Perimeter Solutions Competitors	-16.68%	18.58%	6.13%

Risk and Volatility

Perimeter Solutions has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perimeter Solutions’ rivals have a beta of 0.43, indicating that their average stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Perimeter Solutions and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perimeter Solutions	$360.51 million	$91.76 million	23.55
Perimeter Solutions Competitors	$8.35 billion	$307.83 million	18.57

Perimeter Solutions’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Perimeter Solutions. Perimeter Solutions is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.8% of shares of all “Chemicals & allied products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Perimeter Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of shares of all “Chemicals & allied products” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Perimeter Solutions and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perimeter Solutions	0	0	2	0	3.00
Perimeter Solutions Competitors	119	895	1458	42	2.57

Perimeter Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 86.62%. As a group, “Chemicals & allied products” companies have a potential upside of 47.35%. Given Perimeter Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Perimeter Solutions is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Perimeter Solutions rivals beat Perimeter Solutions on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Perimeter Solutions Company Profile

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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 Oil Additives. 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 Oil Additives segment produces 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 brands PHOS-CHEK, FIRE-TROL, AUXQUIMIA, SOLBERG. and BIOGEMA. Perimeter Solutions, SA was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri.