Perimeter Solutions (NYSE:PRM) vs. General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI) Critical Survey

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.9% of Perimeter Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Perimeter Solutions 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.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General Enterprise Ventures	$520,000.00	88.47	-$10.10 million	($0.08)	-15.63
Perimeter Solutions	$560.97 million	2.67	$67.49 million	($0.14)	-71.57

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.

Profitability

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

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

Risk and Volatility

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
General Enterprise Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00
Perimeter Solutions	0	0	2	0	3.00

Perimeter Solutions has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 59.68%. Given Perimeter Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Perimeter Solutions is more favorable than General Enterprise Ventures.

Summary

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

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.

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.