SND vs GSM vs LOGC Stock Comparison

Smart Sand, Ferroglobe and ContextLogic Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.84 -7.5% 1M +116.1% 1Y
Market cap
$194.73M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
6 wins
GSM Ferroglobe PLC
$3.87 -4.9% 1M -23.7% 1Y
Market cap
$761.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Smart Sand leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Smart Sand 6, Ferroglobe 2, ContextLogic Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNDGSMLOGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $194.73M $761.92M $704.35M GSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x -18.8x -306.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% -8.5% +20.3% SND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% -3.0% -2.9% SND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.1% -4.5% — SND
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.8x 6.0x GSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +116.1% -23.7% +99.2% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.5%/yr -10.9%/yr -36.6%/yr SND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.8% 58.5% 27.3% LOGC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 50/100 30/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

SNDGSMLOGC

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

AxisSNDGSMLOGC
Valuation 96 #7 of 162 77 #38 of 162 44 #91 of 162
Growth 75 #37 of 147 17 #122 of 147 10 #133 of 147
Profitability 55 #55 of 122 39 #75 of 122 38 #76 of 122
Financial Health 45 #92 of 165 51 #82 of 165 29 #118 of 165
Shareholder Returns 94 #7 of 107 68 #35 of 107 28 #77 of 107
Overall 73 50 30
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GSM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LOGC 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

PeriodSNDGSMLOGCSPY
1 month -7.5%-4.9%+3.3% -0.8%
3 months +2.5%+17.3%+62.5% +3.5%
6 months -10.5%-15.3%+79.3% +7.0%
Year to date +21.0%-16.6%+101.1% +12.2%
1 year +116.1%-23.7%+99.2% +13.0%
3 years +139.6%-12.6%+315.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +33.8%-4.4%+60.8% +23.1%
5 years +105.1%-43.7%-89.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.5%-10.9%-36.6% +11.0%
10 years —-57.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-8.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSNDGSMLOGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.8%58.5%27.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.9%57.9%25.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.101.350.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.64-0.403.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.3%-67.2%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.8%-29.0%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $5.82$5.45$15.24 $779.14
52-week low $2.09$3.14$7.05 $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.

MultipleSNDGSMLOGC
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 12.8x -18.0xmedian 12.8x -303.1xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.1x 0.5xmedian 3.1x 8.8xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 7.0x 15.7xmedian 7.0x 27.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 15.2x 49.6xmedian 15.2x -16.0xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.88median 0.29 0.58median 0.29 —median 0.29

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 monthsSNDGSMLOGC
Revenue $386.99M $1.37B $79.50M
Gross profit $52.09M – $41.90M
Operating income $7.85M -$37.28M -$9.90M
Net income $10.49M -$45.85M -$300.00K
Free cash flow $34.63M $14.57M -$43.60M
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $-0.21 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents $10.20M $93.08M $11.00M
Total debt $14.66M $372.14M $211.50M
Shares (diluted) 41.37M 188.36M 45.74M
Enterprise value $137.45M $278.16M $311.55M

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
MetricSNDGSMLOGC
P/E 18.1x -18.0x -303.1x
P/FCF 5.4x 49.6x -16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 15.1x -17.6x
P/S 0.5x 0.5x 8.8x
P/B 0.8x 1.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.0x 15.7x 27.0x
EV/EBIT 24.6x -18.5x -90.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.5x 11.3x
EV/FCF 5.6x 47.4x -20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.1x 14.4x -22.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.88 0.58 –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDGSMLOGC
Debt / assets 4.2% 3.9% 21.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.8x 6.0x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 4.1x -4.9x
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 53.7% 24.0%
Equity / assets 68.6% 46.3% 76.0%
Interest coverage – -1.8x –
Current ratio 1.7x 5.9x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.64 – -2.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDGSMLOGC
Dividend yield 5.2% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.8% -0.7% -3.7%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 0.5% -3.7%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

SNDGSMLOGC
SND 1.00 0.00 0.01
GSM 0.00 1.00 0.07
LOGC 0.01 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SND, GSM and LOGC?

Ferroglobe (GSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smart Sand (SND) $194.73M, Ferroglobe (GSM) $761.92M, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) $704.35M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Smart Sand (SND) +116.1%, Ferroglobe (GSM) -23.7%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) +99.2%. Over five years, Smart Sand (SND) compounded fastest (Smart Sand (SND) +15.5%/yr, Ferroglobe (GSM) -10.9%/yr, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) -36.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) has been the steadiest (Smart Sand (SND) 70.8%, Ferroglobe (GSM) 58.5%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.