Methanex (MEOH) Competitors

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) and ICL Group (NYSE:ICL) 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 valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MEOH or ICL?

ICL Group has higher revenue and earnings than Methanex. Methanex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICL Group, 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
Methanex	$3.70B	0.61	$163.99M	$2.98	11.18
ICL Group	$6.87B	1.28	$647M	$0.31	21.53

Does the media favor MEOH or ICL?

In the previous week, Methanex had 1 more articles in the media than ICL Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Methanex and 3 mentions for ICL Group. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat ICL Group's score of 0.50 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Methanex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ICL Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MEOH or ICL a better dividend stock?

Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. ICL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Methanex pays out 24.8% 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. Methanex has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is MEOH or ICL more profitable?

ICL Group has a net margin of 5.83% compared to Methanex's net margin of 4.41%. Methanex's return on equity of 10.97% beat ICL Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Methanex	4.41%	10.97%	3.89%
ICL Group	5.83%	8.31%	4.39%

Do analysts rate MEOH or ICL?

Methanex currently has a consensus price target of $44.88, suggesting a potential upside of 34.68%. ICL Group has a consensus price target of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.12%. Given Methanex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Methanex is more favorable than ICL Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
ICL Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MEOH or ICL?

Methanex received 525 more outperform votes than ICL Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.35% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote while only 55.53% of users gave ICL Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Methanex	Outperform Votes 776 63.35%	Underperform Votes 449 36.65%
ICL Group	Outperform Votes 251 55.53%	Underperform Votes 201 44.47%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MEOH or ICL?

73.5% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of ICL Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Methanex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ICL Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, MEOH or ICL?

Methanex has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICL Group has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Methanex beats ICL Group on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.