Methanex (MEOH) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ICL or MEOH?

Methanex received 525 more outperform votes than ICL Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.40% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote while only 55.53% of users gave ICL Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ICL Group	Outperform Votes 251 55.53%	Underperform Votes 201 44.47%
Methanex	Outperform Votes 776 63.40%	Underperform Votes 448 36.60%

Is ICL or MEOH 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
ICL Group	5.83%	8.31%	4.39%
Methanex	4.41%	10.97%	3.89%

Is ICL or MEOH a better dividend stock?

ICL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. ICL Group pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Methanex pays out 24.8% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, ICL or MEOH?

ICL Group has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ICL or MEOH?

In the previous week, ICL Group had 2 more articles in the media than Methanex. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for ICL Group and 14 mentions for Methanex. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat ICL Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ICL Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Methanex	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

13.4% of ICL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Methanex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of ICL Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Methanex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ICL or MEOH?

ICL Group currently has a consensus target price of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.66%. Methanex has a consensus target price of $48.25, suggesting a potential upside of 43.82%. Given Methanex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Methanex is more favorable than ICL Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICL Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ICL or MEOH?

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
ICL Group	$6.84B	1.26	$647M	$0.32	20.55
Methanex	$3.70B	0.61	$163.99M	$2.98	11.26

Summary

Methanex beats ICL Group on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.