BioLargo (NASDAQ:BLGO – Get Free Report) and Olin (NYSE:OLN – Get Free Report) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares BioLargo and Olin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BioLargo | -11.45% | -39.90% | -22.06% |
| Olin | 1.66% | 5.10% | 1.43% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for BioLargo and Olin, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BioLargo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Olin | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2.25 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.0% of BioLargo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Olin shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of BioLargo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Olin shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
BioLargo has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Olin has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares BioLargo and Olin”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BioLargo | $12.23 million | 6.52 | -$3.50 million | ($0.01) | -26.47 |
| Olin | $6.54 billion | 0.48 | $108.60 million | $0.90 | 29.88 |
Olin has higher revenue and earnings than BioLargo. BioLargo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Olin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Olin beats BioLargo on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BioLargo
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.
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.
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