ASIX vs. MEOH, PRM, PCT, NGVT, BAK, UAN, CC, ECVT, TROX, and WLKP
Should you be buying AdvanSix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AdvanSix include Methanex (MEOH), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Ingevity (NGVT), Braskem (BAK), CVR Partners (UAN), Chemours (CC), Ecovyst (ECVT), Tronox (TROX), and Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.
AdvanSix vs. Its Competitors
Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) and AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability.
Methanex received 520 more outperform votes than AdvanSix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.97% of users gave AdvanSix an outperform vote while only 63.35% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Methanex had 7 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Methanex and 2 mentions for AdvanSix. AdvanSix's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Methanex's score of 0.48 indicating that AdvanSix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Methanex presently has a consensus price target of $44.88, indicating a potential upside of 30.34%. AdvanSix has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.96%. Given AdvanSix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Methanex.
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.
Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and AdvanSix has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. AdvanSix is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Methanex has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AdvanSix has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
Methanex and AdvanSix tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ASIX) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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