BioLargo (BLGO) and The Competition Head to Head Analysis

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of BioLargo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of shares of all “Chemicals & allied products” companies are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of BioLargo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of shares of all “Chemicals & allied products” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares BioLargo and its competitors’ 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%

Volatility & Risk

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BioLargo and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
BioLargo $12.23 million -$3.50 million -7.81
BioLargo Competitors $6.64 billion $206.77 million 65.77

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for BioLargo and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BioLargo 0 0 0 0 N/A
BioLargo Competitors 139 1276 1591 46 2.51

As a group, “Chemicals & allied products” companies have a potential upside of 6.37%. Given BioLargo’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BioLargo has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

BioLargo competitors 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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