Head-To-Head Survey: Perimeter Solutions (NYSE:PRM) versus General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI)

Perimeter Solutions (NYSE:PRM) and General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Perimeter Solutions and General Enterprise Ventures”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perimeter Solutions	$560.97 million	2.47	$67.49 million	($0.14)	-66.18
General Enterprise Ventures	$520,000.00	84.22	-$10.10 million	($0.08)	-14.88

Perimeter Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than General Enterprise Ventures. Perimeter Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Enterprise Ventures, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Perimeter Solutions has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Enterprise Ventures has a beta of 5.44, meaning that its share price is 444% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.9% of Perimeter Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Perimeter Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Perimeter Solutions and General Enterprise Ventures, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perimeter Solutions	0	1	1	0	2.50
General Enterprise Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00

Perimeter Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 56.50%. Given Perimeter Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Perimeter Solutions is more favorable than General Enterprise Ventures.

Profitability

This table compares Perimeter Solutions and General Enterprise Ventures’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perimeter Solutions	-1.05%	-7.62%	-3.37%
General Enterprise Ventures	-544.66%	-162.24%	-104.56%

Summary

Perimeter Solutions beats General Enterprise Ventures on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Perimeter Solutions

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 Specialty Products. 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 Specialty Products segment produces and sells 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 PHOS-CHEK, FIRE-TROL, AUXQUIMIA, and SOLBERG brands. Perimeter Solutions, SA was founded in 1963 and is headquartered 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.