ChampionX (CHX) Competitors

ChampionX (NASDAQ:CHX) and BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) are both machinery companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer CHX or BWXT?

ChampionX presently has a consensus target price of $37.67, indicating a potential upside of 44.12%. BWX Technologies has a consensus target price of $135.09, indicating a potential downside of 7.51%. Given ChampionX's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ChampionX is more favorable than BWX Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ChampionX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
BWX Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Is CHX or BWXT more profitable?

BWX Technologies has a net margin of 10.39% compared to ChampionX's net margin of 8.20%. BWX Technologies' return on equity of 30.26% beat ChampionX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ChampionX	8.20%	19.25%	10.25%
BWX Technologies	10.39%	30.26%	10.95%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CHX or BWXT?

99.0% of ChampionX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of ChampionX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CHX or BWXT?

In the previous week, BWX Technologies had 15 more articles in the media than ChampionX. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for BWX Technologies and 4 mentions for ChampionX. ChampionX's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat BWX Technologies' score of 1.20 indicating that ChampionX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ChampionX	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
BWX Technologies	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CHX or BWXT a better dividend stock?

ChampionX pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. BWX Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. ChampionX pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BWX Technologies pays out 31.8% 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. ChampionX has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and BWX Technologies has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. ChampionX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, CHX or BWXT?

ChampionX has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CHX or BWXT?

ChampionX has higher revenue and earnings than BWX Technologies. ChampionX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BWX Technologies, 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
ChampionX	$3.63B	1.38	$320.27M	$1.51	17.31
BWX Technologies	$2.70B	4.94	$281.94M	$3.14	46.52

Summary

BWX Technologies beats ChampionX on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.