AdvanSix (ASIX) Competitors

AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) and Taseko Mines (NYSE:TGB) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Does the media favor ASIX or TGB?

In the previous week, Taseko Mines had 2 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Taseko Mines and 1 mentions for AdvanSix. AdvanSix's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Taseko Mines' score of -0.11 indicating that AdvanSix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AdvanSix	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Taseko Mines	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ASIX or TGB?

AdvanSix presently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.15%. Taseko Mines has a consensus price target of $2.83, suggesting a potential upside of 20.57%. Given AdvanSix's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Taseko Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AdvanSix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ASIX or TGB?

Taseko Mines has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AdvanSix. Taseko Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AdvanSix, 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
AdvanSix	$1.53B	0.46	$54.62M	$1.90	14.02
Taseko Mines	$388.86M	1.76	$61.28M	$0.20	11.75

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ASIX or TGB?

86.4% of AdvanSix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Taseko Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of AdvanSix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Taseko Mines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASIX or TGB more profitable?

Taseko Mines has a net margin of 15.66% compared to AdvanSix's net margin of 3.56%. Taseko Mines' return on equity of 11.54% beat AdvanSix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AdvanSix	3.56%	6.98%	3.59%
Taseko Mines	15.66%	11.54%	3.03%

Which has more volatility and risk, ASIX or TGB?

AdvanSix has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASIX or TGB?

AdvanSix received 247 more outperform votes than Taseko Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.53% of users gave AdvanSix an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Taseko Mines an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AdvanSix	Outperform Votes 249 65.53%	Underperform Votes 131 34.47%
Taseko Mines	Outperform Votes 2 33.33%	Underperform Votes 4 66.67%

Summary

AdvanSix beats Taseko Mines on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.