Element Solutions (ESI) Competitors

Cabot (NYSE:CBT) and Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CBT or ESI?

Cabot has higher revenue and earnings than Element Solutions. Cabot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Element Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cabot	$3.93B	1.37	$445M	$7.90	12.34
Element Solutions	$2.33B	2.44	$118.10M	$0.54	43.56

Is CBT or ESI more profitable?

Cabot has a net margin of 11.51% compared to Cabot's net margin of 5.62%. Element Solutions' return on equity of 26.21% beat Cabot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cabot	11.51%	26.21%	10.32%
Element Solutions	5.62%	13.96%	6.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CBT or ESI?

Cabot received 345 more outperform votes than Element Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.92% of users gave Cabot an outperform vote while only 39.62% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cabot	Outperform Votes 387 61.92%	Underperform Votes 238 38.08%
Element Solutions	Outperform Votes 42 39.62%	Underperform Votes 64 60.38%

Do analysts rate CBT or ESI?

Cabot currently has a consensus price target of $93.67, suggesting a potential downside of 3.90%. Element Solutions has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.54%. Given Cabot's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Element Solutions is more favorable than Cabot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cabot	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Element Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CBT or ESI?

93.2% of Cabot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Element Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Cabot shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CBT or ESI?

Cabot has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Element Solutions has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CBT or ESI?

In the previous week, Cabot had 5 more articles in the media than Element Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cabot and 1 mentions for Element Solutions. Cabot's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Element Solutions' score of 0.65 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cabot	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Element Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is CBT or ESI a better dividend stock?

Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Element Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Cabot pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Element Solutions pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cabot is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Cabot beats Element Solutions on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.