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ASIX vs. MEOH, CC, PRM, NGVT, BAK, PCT, UAN, TROX, ECVT, and WLKP

Should you be buying AdvanSix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AdvanSix include Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Ingevity (NGVT), Braskem (BAK), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), CVR Partners (UAN), Tronox (TROX), Ecovyst (ECVT), and Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.

AdvanSix vs.

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

Methanex received 521 more outperform votes than AdvanSix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.89% of users gave AdvanSix an outperform vote while only 63.40% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
MethanexOutperform Votes
776
63.40%
Underperform Votes
448
36.60%
AdvanSixOutperform Votes
255
64.89%
Underperform Votes
138
35.11%

Methanex has a net margin of 4.41% compared to AdvanSix's net margin of 2.91%. Methanex's return on equity of 10.97% beat AdvanSix's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Methanex4.41% 10.97% 3.89%
AdvanSix 2.91%6.26%3.10%

Methanex has higher revenue and earnings than AdvanSix. AdvanSix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Methanex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Methanex$3.70B0.60$163.99M$2.9811.03
AdvanSix$1.56B0.41$44.15M$3.127.56

73.5% of Methanex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of AdvanSix shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Methanex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Methanex had 3 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Methanex and 9 mentions for AdvanSix. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat AdvanSix's score of 1.10 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Methanex
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AdvanSix
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Methanex pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AdvanSix pays out 20.5% 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 and AdvanSix has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. AdvanSix is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Methanex presently has a consensus target price of $48.25, indicating a potential upside of 46.84%. AdvanSix has a consensus target price of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.96%. Given Methanex's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Methanex is more favorable than AdvanSix.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Methanex
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
AdvanSix
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Methanex has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AdvanSix has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

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ASIX vs. The Competition

MetricAdvanSixPlastics materials & resins IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$632.73M$6.34B$3.08B$19.30B
Dividend Yield2.76%3.34%5.20%3.83%
P/E Ratio14.6623.0372.0534.53
Price / Sales0.4195.4725,591,212,775,274,500.0034.84
Price / Cash6.4211.8924.3417.51
Price / Book0.811.445.214.69
Net Income$44.15M$111.77M$156.48M$1.02B
7 Day Performance0.48%-1.51%2.55%-2.43%
1 Month Performance14.28%4.15%5.11%6.27%
1 Year Performance3.00%-23.14%18.49%5.78%

AdvanSix Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASIX
AdvanSix
3.9053 of 5 stars
$23.60
-2.0%
$33.50
+42.0%
+0.3%$632.73M$1.56B14.661,460Positive News
Gap Up
MEOH
Methanex
4.8404 of 5 stars
$34.48
+6.3%
$46.88
+35.9%
-37.1%$2.32B$3.70B14.931,300Positive News
Gap Up
CC
Chemours
4.6507 of 5 stars
$11.96
+8.1%
$18.33
+53.4%
-60.1%$1.79B$5.79B20.976,600Trending News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
PRM
Perimeter Solutions
3.3655 of 5 stars
$11.86
+2.1%
$16.00
+34.9%
+54.5%$1.76B$573.95M-84.71240Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
NGVT
Ingevity
3.3663 of 5 stars
$43.04
+6.4%
$52.75
+22.6%
-17.6%$1.57B$1.35B-3.642,050Positive News
Gap Up
BAK
Braskem
2.4913 of 5 stars
$3.81
+5.1%
$9.75
+156.2%
-53.9%$1.52B$77.41B-1.078,310Positive News
PCT
PureCycle Technologies
2.2662 of 5 stars
$8.13
+11.5%
$12.00
+47.6%
+70.4%$1.46B$1.58M-5.42120Gap Down
High Trading Volume
UAN
CVR Partners
2.9283 of 5 stars
$82.60
-0.4%
N/A-1.9%$1.41B$540.53M14.34300Positive News
High Trading Volume
TROX
Tronox
4.7888 of 5 stars
$5.75
+9.6%
$9.64
+67.6%
-73.2%$908.78M$3.04B-18.566,610Positive News
High Trading Volume
ECVT
Ecovyst
4.036 of 5 stars
$7.36
+2.1%
$10.00
+35.9%
-21.5%$864.07M$706.15M16.00880Positive News
WLKP
Westlake Chemical Partners
3.265 of 5 stars
$23.58
+2.2%
N/A+0.6%$812.96M$1.09B13.47150Positive News

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