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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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This page (NYSE:ASIX) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff