GSM vs LOGC vs SND Stock Comparison

Ferroglobe, ContextLogic Holdings and Smart Sand Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GSM Ferroglobe PLC
$4.05 -0.5% 1M -20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$756.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37B
Div. yield
1.09%
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.97 -5.0% 1M +122.9% 1Y
Market cap
$193.62M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
5.03%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Smart Sand leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Smart Sand 7, Ferroglobe 2, ContextLogic Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSMLOGCSNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $756.79M $704.46M $193.62M GSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.9x -306.2x 18.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.5% +20.3% +26.5% SND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% -2.9% 2.7% SND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.5% — 3.1% SND
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 6.0x 0.1x GSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.09% — 5.03% SND
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.3% +103.2% +122.9% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.3%/yr -37.2%/yr +15.6%/yr SND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.6% 27.3% 70.7% LOGC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 30/100 73/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

GSMLOGCSND

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGSMLOGCSND
Valuation 78 #37 of 162 45 #90 of 162 96 #7 of 162
Growth 17 #122 of 147 10 #133 of 147 75 #37 of 147
Profitability 39 #75 of 122 38 #76 of 122 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health 50 #82 of 164 28 #118 of 164 44 #93 of 164
Shareholder Returns 67 #36 of 107 28 #77 of 107 94 #7 of 107
Overall 50 30 73
  • GSM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LOGC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGSMLOGCSNDSPY
1 month -0.5%+4.4%-5.0% -0.2%
3 months +20.5%+63.8%+20.3% +3.9%
6 months -13.1%+80.8%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date -12.7%+103.2%+24.2% +12.9%
1 year -20.3%+103.2%+122.9% +12.3%
3 years -8.6%+319.6%+146.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.9%+61.3%+35.0% +23.3%
5 years -42.0%-90.2%+106.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.3%-37.2%+15.6% +10.9%
10 years -55.1%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.7%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGSMLOGCSNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.6%27.3%70.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.9%25.9%80.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.360.34-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.353.781.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-97.8%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.7%0.0%-14.6% -1.2%
52-week high $5.45$15.40$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $3.14$7.05$2.09 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGSMLOGCSND
P/E now vs peer median -18.9xmedian 13.3x -306.2xmedian 13.3x 18.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 3.2x 8.9xmedian 3.2x 0.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 7.3x 27.3xmedian 7.3x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.9xmedian 14.7x -16.2xmedian 14.7x 5.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 0.31 —median 0.31 2.96median 0.31

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGSMLOGCSND
Revenue $1.37B $79.50M $386.99M
Gross profit – $41.90M $52.09M
Operating income -$37.28M -$9.90M $7.85M
Net income -$45.85M -$300.00K $10.49M
Free cash flow $14.57M -$43.60M $34.63M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $-0.05 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $93.08M $11.00M $10.20M
Total debt $372.14M $211.50M $14.66M
Shares (diluted) 188.36M 45.74M 41.37M
Enterprise value $273.03M $755.36M $136.34M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGSMLOGCSND
P/E -18.9x -306.2x 18.6x
P/FCF 51.9x -16.2x 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x -17.7x 4.1x
P/S 0.6x 8.9x 0.5x
P/B 1.1x 1.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.0x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 27.3x 5.1x
EV/EBIT -19.4x -91.4x 25.3x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 11.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF 49.7x -20.8x 5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x -22.8x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 – 2.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSMLOGCSND
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.5% 20.3% 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.4% – 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 63.7% 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.3% -186.8% 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.6% – 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 48.4% -106.5% 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.4% – 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.0% -129.1% 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.2% – 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.8% -590.1% 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.3% – 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.7% -1,218% 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -62.9% – 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSMLOGCSND
Gross margin – 52.7% 13.5%
EBITDA margin 3.2% 41.8% 10.0%
Operating margin -2.7% -12.5% 2.0%
Pretax margin -1.6% -19.6% 1.9%
Net margin -3.0% -2.9% 2.7%
FCF margin 1.1% -54.8% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% -49.9% 12.1%
Return on equity -6.6% -2.1% 4.4%
Return on assets -3.0% -1.6% 3.1%
Return on invested capital -4.5% – 3.1%
Return on capital employed -2.6% -1.0% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.1x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.0x 132.3x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 14.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSMLOGCSND
Debt / assets 3.9% 21.8% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 6.0x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 4.1x -4.9x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 24.0% 31.4%
Equity / assets 46.3% 76.0% 68.6%
Interest coverage -1.8x – –
Current ratio 5.9x 1.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 3.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – -2.95 2.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSMLOGCSND
Dividend yield 1.1% – 5.0%
Net buyback yield -0.6% -3.6% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.5% -3.6% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGSMLOGCSND
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 $-0.17FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -1,000.0%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $0.00FY2025 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 -100.0%FY2025 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.0% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSMLOGCSND
Held by institutions 55.9% – 49.7%
Institutions holding 174 – 91
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% – +12.9%
Institutions buying 94 – 69
Institutions selling 58 – 17
Buyers to sellers 1.62 – 4.06

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GSMLOGCSND
GSM 1.00 0.07 0.00
LOGC 0.07 1.00 0.01
SND 0.00 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GSM, LOGC and SND?

Ferroglobe (GSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ferroglobe (GSM) $756.79M, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) $704.46M, Smart Sand (SND) $193.62M.

Which company is growing faster?

Smart Sand (SND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ferroglobe (GSM) -8.5%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) +20.3%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smart Sand (SND) has the highest net margin (Ferroglobe (GSM) -3.0%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) -2.9%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Smart Sand (SND) leads (Ferroglobe (GSM) -4.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Ferroglobe (GSM) -20.3%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) +103.2%, Smart Sand (SND) +122.9%. Over five years, Smart Sand (SND) compounded fastest (Ferroglobe (GSM) -10.3%/yr, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) -37.2%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smart Sand (SND) has the highest dividend yield: Ferroglobe (GSM) 1.09%, Smart Sand (SND) 5.03%. ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) has been the steadiest (Ferroglobe (GSM) 58.6%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) 27.3%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GSM, LOGC and SND?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smart Sand (SND) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.