Methanex (MEOH) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, MEOH or CC?

Methanex has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Chemours. Methanex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chemours, 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	$3.72B	0.61	$163.99M	$2.98	11.34
Chemours	$5.78B	0.32	$86M	$0.20	61.60

Is MEOH or CC more profitable?

Methanex has a net margin of 6.00% compared to Chemours' net margin of 0.54%. Chemours' return on equity of 23.82% beat Methanex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Methanex	6.00%	12.45%	4.53%
Chemours	0.54%	23.82%	2.07%

Do analysts recommend MEOH or CC?

Methanex currently has a consensus target price of $44.88, indicating a potential upside of 32.81%. Chemours has a consensus target price of $17.22, indicating a potential upside of 39.79%. Given Chemours' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chemours is more favorable than Methanex.

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
Chemours	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

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

73.5% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Chemours shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Methanex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Chemours shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MEOH or CC?

In the previous week, Methanex had 4 more articles in the media than Chemours. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Methanex and 2 mentions for Chemours. Chemours' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Methanex's score of 0.25 indicating that Chemours is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is MEOH or CC a better dividend stock?

Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Chemours pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Methanex pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chemours pays out 175.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Methanex has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, MEOH or CC?

Methanex has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chemours has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Methanex beats Chemours on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.