Olin (NYSE:OLN – Get Free Report) and General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Olin and General Enterprise Ventures’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Olin | 1.66% | 5.10% | 1.43% |
| General Enterprise Ventures | -544.66% | -162.24% | -104.56% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Olin and General Enterprise Ventures”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Olin | $6.54 billion | 0.47 | $108.60 million | $0.90 | 29.51 |
| General Enterprise Ventures | $520,000.00 | 61.15 | -$10.10 million | ($0.08) | -10.80 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
88.7% of Olin shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Olin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
Olin has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Enterprise Ventures has a beta of 5.24, suggesting that its share price is 424% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Olin and General Enterprise Ventures, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Olin | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2.25 |
| General Enterprise Ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Olin presently has a consensus price target of $40.44, suggesting a potential upside of 52.28%. Given Olin’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Olin is more favorable than General Enterprise Ventures.
Summary
Olin beats General Enterprise Ventures on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Olin
Olin Corporation manufactures and distributes chemical products in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls; Epoxy; and Winchester. The Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls segment offers chlorine and caustic soda, ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomers, methyl chloride, methylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, bleach products, potassium hydroxide, and chlorinated organics intermediates and solvents. The Epoxy segment provides Allylics, such as allyl chloride, epichlorohydrin, and glycerin; aromatics, including acetone, bisphenol, cumene, and phenol; liquid and solid epoxy resins; and converted epoxy resins and additives. The Winchester segment offers sporting ammunition products, including shotshells, small caliber centerfire, and rimfire ammunition products for hunters and recreational shooters, and law enforcement agencies; small caliber military ammunition products for use in infantry and mounted weapons; and industrial products comprising gauge loads and powder-actuated tool loads for maintenance applications in power and concrete industries, and powder-actuated tools in construction industry. The company markets its products through its sales force, as well as directly to various industrial customers, mass merchants, retailers, wholesalers, gun clubs, other distributors, and the U.S. Government and its prime contractors. Olin Corporation was incorporated in 1892 and is based 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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