CSW Industrials (CSWI) Competitors

CSW Industrials (NASDAQ:CSWI) and ICL Group (NYSE:ICL) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, CSWI or ICL?

CSW Industrials has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICL Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CSWI or ICL?

ICL Group received 4 more outperform votes than CSW Industrials when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.22% of users gave CSW Industrials an outperform vote while only 55.53% of users gave ICL Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CSW Industrials	Outperform Votes 247 62.22%	Underperform Votes 150 37.78%
ICL Group	Outperform Votes 251 55.53%	Underperform Votes 201 44.47%

Which has better valuation and earnings, CSWI or ICL?

ICL Group has higher revenue and earnings than CSW Industrials. ICL Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSW Industrials, 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
CSW Industrials	$858.61M	5.91	$101.65M	$8.37	36.10
ICL Group	$6.87B	1.22	$647M	$0.31	20.55

Do analysts rate CSWI or ICL?

CSW Industrials currently has a consensus target price of $342.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.35%. ICL Group has a consensus target price of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 5.97%. Given CSW Industrials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe CSW Industrials is more favorable than ICL Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSW Industrials	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
ICL Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CSWI or ICL a better dividend stock?

CSW Industrials pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. ICL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. CSW Industrials pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ICL Group pays out 51.6% 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. CSW Industrials has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer CSWI or ICL?

In the previous week, CSW Industrials had 11 more articles in the media than ICL Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for CSW Industrials and 16 mentions for ICL Group. CSW Industrials' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat ICL Group's score of 0.84 indicating that CSW Industrials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CSW Industrials	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ICL Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CSWI or ICL?

82.8% of CSW Industrials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of ICL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of CSW Industrials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ICL Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CSWI or ICL more profitable?

CSW Industrials has a net margin of 15.53% compared to ICL Group's net margin of 5.83%. CSW Industrials' return on equity of 15.72% beat ICL Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CSW Industrials	15.53%	15.72%	10.93%
ICL Group	5.83%	8.31%	4.39%

Summary

CSW Industrials beats ICL Group on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.