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AXTA vs. HWKN, AVNT, EMN, ESI, FUL, ITT, ITW, PPG, RPM, and TEL

Should you be buying Axalta Coating Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Axalta Coating Systems include Hawkins (HWKN), Avient (AVNT), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Element Solutions (ESI), H. B. Fuller (FUL), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), PPG Industries (PPG), RPM International (RPM), and TE Connectivity (TEL).

Axalta Coating Systems vs. Its Competitors

Hawkins (NASDAQ:HWKN) and Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Hawkins has a net margin of 8.66% compared to Axalta Coating Systems' net margin of 8.56%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 26.30% beat Hawkins' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hawkins8.66% 18.93% 11.76%
Axalta Coating Systems 8.56%26.30%7.00%

In the previous week, Axalta Coating Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems and 5 mentions for Hawkins. Axalta Coating Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Hawkins' score of 0.27 indicating that Axalta Coating Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hawkins
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Axalta Coating Systems
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

69.7% of Hawkins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Hawkins shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Hawkins presently has a consensus price target of $142.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.26%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus price target of $40.60, indicating a potential upside of 31.22%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than Hawkins.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hawkins
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Axalta Coating Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Hawkins has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hawkins$974.43M3.33$84.35M$4.0438.45
Axalta Coating Systems$5.28B1.28$391M$2.0515.09

Summary

Axalta Coating Systems beats Hawkins on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AXTA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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AXTA vs. The Competition

MetricAxalta Coating SystemsCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.69B$15.88B$3.25B$20.51B
Dividend YieldN/A1.97%5.15%3.73%
P/E Ratio15.0918.4395.1727.90
Price / Sales1.283.2025,886,820,843,696,700.0040.92
Price / Cash8.2913.4123.8622.25
Price / Book3.453.225.964.59
Net Income$391M$421.06M$147.60M$982.91M
7 Day Performance-0.96%1.39%1.23%0.74%
1 Month Performance0.03%5.36%4.34%3.94%
1 Year Performance-8.85%14.16%26.35%14.82%

Axalta Coating Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems
4.8158 of 5 stars
$30.94
+1.1%
$40.60
+31.2%
-10.9%$6.69B$5.28B15.0912,800News Coverage
HWKN
Hawkins
3.3953 of 5 stars
$142.10
-1.3%
$142.50
+0.3%
+67.8%$3.00B$974.43M35.171,035
AVNT
Avient
4.55 of 5 stars
$32.36
-1.5%
$46.80
+44.6%
-20.0%$3.01B$3.24B12.359,200Positive News
EMN
Eastman Chemical
4.9263 of 5 stars
$74.75
-1.9%
$98.54
+31.8%
-16.0%$8.80B$9.38B9.5114,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
ESI
Element Solutions
4.5773 of 5 stars
$22.65
-0.6%
$25.75
+13.7%
-10.8%$5.53B$2.46B15.835,300News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FUL
H. B. Fuller
3.3103 of 5 stars
$60.19
-2.5%
$67.25
+11.7%
-18.7%$3.33B$3.57B32.547,500
ITT
ITT
4.3006 of 5 stars
$156.93
-0.6%
$165.50
+5.5%
+24.4%$12.43B$3.63B24.9511,700
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
4.6955 of 5 stars
$247.17
-0.4%
$253.42
+2.5%
+10.1%$72.68B$15.90B21.7444,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PPG
PPG Industries
4.5568 of 5 stars
$113.95
-0.2%
$129.83
+13.9%
-7.5%$25.91B$15.85B24.4046,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
RPM
RPM International
4.5805 of 5 stars
$109.81
-0.7%
$124.55
+13.4%
+5.7%$14.20B$7.34B22.0117,207Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.5383 of 5 stars
$168.87
+1.2%
$162.50
-3.8%
+14.4%$49.48B$15.85B21.1087,000Positive News

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