Methanex (MEOH) Competitors

Chemours (NYSE:CC) and Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

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

76.3% of Chemours shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Methanex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Chemours shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Methanex 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.

Do analysts prefer CC or MEOH?

Chemours presently has a consensus price target of $17.38, suggesting a potential upside of 15.14%. Methanex has a consensus price target of $44.88, suggesting a potential upside of 20.99%. Given Methanex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Methanex is more favorable than Chemours.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chemours	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Is CC or MEOH more profitable?

Methanex has a net margin of 7.02% compared to Chemours' net margin of -7.19%. Chemours' return on equity of 35.14% beat Methanex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chemours	-7.19%	35.14%	2.45%
Methanex	7.02%	12.61%	4.66%

Does the media favor CC or MEOH?

In the previous week, Chemours had 5 more articles in the media than Methanex. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Chemours and 8 mentions for Methanex. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Chemours' score of 1.02 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chemours	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Methanex	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CC or MEOH?

Methanex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chemours. Chemours is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Methanex, 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
Chemours	$5.78B	0.39	$86M	-$2.80	-5.39
Methanex	$3.72B	0.77	$163.99M	$3.39	10.94

Is CC or MEOH a better dividend stock?

Chemours pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Chemours pays out -12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Methanex pays out 21.8% 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. Methanex has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Chemours is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, CC or MEOH?

Chemours has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Methanex beats Chemours on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.