Enlightify (ENFY) & Its Competitors Critical Contrast

Enlightify (NYSE:ENFY) is one of 46 publicly-traded companies in the “CHEM – DIVERSIFD” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Enlightify to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Enlightify and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enlightify	$79.21 million	-$28.41 million	-0.10
Enlightify Competitors	$10.52 billion	$381.84 million	-97.39

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

Volatility and Risk

Enlightify has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enlightify’s peers have a beta of 0.86, meaning that their average stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Enlightify shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of shares of all “CHEM – DIVERSIFD” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.0% of Enlightify shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of shares of all “CHEM – DIVERSIFD” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Enlightify and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enlightify	-22.98%	-18.78%	-11.03%
Enlightify Competitors	-38.66%	0.42%	0.04%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Enlightify and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enlightify	1	0	0	0	1.00
Enlightify Competitors	737	2931	3348	110	2.40

As a group, “CHEM – DIVERSIFD” companies have a potential upside of 15.82%. Given Enlightify’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enlightify has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Enlightify peers beat Enlightify on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

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.