Contrasting BioLargo (BLGO) and The Competition

BioLargo (NASDAQ:BLGOGet Free Report) is one of 34 public companies in the “Chemicals & allied products” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare BioLargo to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

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

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
BioLargo $12.23 million -$3.50 million -8.00
BioLargo Competitors $6.65 billion $206.77 million 67.66

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

Risk and Volatility

BioLargo has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BioLargo’s rivals have a beta of 1.78, suggesting that their average stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BioLargo -16.53% -58.35% -32.12%
BioLargo Competitors -568.74% 5.73% -0.15%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of BioLargo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of shares of all “Chemicals & allied products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of BioLargo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for BioLargo and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BioLargo 0 0 0 0 N/A
BioLargo Competitors 139 1274 1591 46 2.51

As a group, “Chemicals & allied products” companies have a potential upside of 4.94%. Given BioLargo’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BioLargo has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

BioLargo rivals beat BioLargo on 8 of the 10 factors compared.

About BioLargo

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BioLargo, Inc. invents, develops, and commercializes various platform technologies. Its technologies solve challenging environmental problems comprising per – and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) water contamination, advanced water and wastewater treatment, industrial odor and volatile organic compounds control, air quality control, infection control, and myriad environmental remediation. The company provides full-service environmental engineering services. BioLargo, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Westminster, California.

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