Critical Contrast: General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI) and Olin (NYSE:OLN)

General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI) and Olin (NYSE:OLN) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares General Enterprise Ventures and Olin”s gross 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	82.38	-$10.10 million	($0.08)	-14.55
Olin	$6.54 billion	0.42	$108.60 million	$0.90	26.56

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

Volatility & Risk

General Enterprise Ventures has a beta of 5.24, indicating that its share price is 424% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Olin has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

88.7% of Olin shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Olin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares General Enterprise Ventures and Olin’s 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%
Olin	1.66%	5.10%	1.43%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for General Enterprise Ventures and Olin, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
General Enterprise Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00
Olin	1	11	4	0	2.19

Olin has a consensus target price of $38.38, suggesting a potential upside of 60.56%. Given Olin’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Olin is more favorable than General Enterprise Ventures.

Summary

Olin beats General Enterprise Ventures on 12 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 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.