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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

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

Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hawkins has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less 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
Axalta Coating Systems$5.28B1.23$391M$2.0514.49
Hawkins$974.43M3.45$84.35M$4.0439.95

Axalta Coating Systems presently has a consensus target price of $38.80, indicating a potential upside of 30.60%. Hawkins has a consensus target price of $142.50, indicating a potential downside of 11.70%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than Hawkins.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Axalta Coating Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Hawkins
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Axalta Coating Systems and Axalta Coating Systems both had 13 articles in the media. Axalta Coating Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Hawkins' score of 0.42 indicating that Axalta Coating Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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
Axalta Coating Systems8.56% 26.30% 7.00%
Hawkins 8.66%18.93%11.76%

98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Hawkins 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.

Summary

Axalta Coating Systems beats Hawkins on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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$6.57B$15.61B$3.25B$20.85B
Dividend YieldN/A2.01%5.16%3.65%
P/E Ratio14.4916.74101.4426.34
Price / Sales1.233.1330,017,513,221,228,500.0059.22
Price / Cash8.1513.2423.8622.29
Price / Book3.313.146.004.66
Net Income$391M$421.06M$147.94M$994.58M
7 Day Performance-2.65%-2.09%0.41%-0.29%
1 Month Performance1.09%4.53%5.16%4.91%
1 Year Performance-17.20%6.08%25.97%10.53%

Axalta Coating Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems
4.9162 of 5 stars
$29.71
-1.2%
$38.80
+30.6%
-17.0%$6.57B$5.28B14.4912,800News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
HWKN
Hawkins
3.0169 of 5 stars
$153.50
+0.7%
$142.50
-7.2%
+55.5%$3.18B$974.43M38.001,035
AVNT
Avient
4.7202 of 5 stars
$33.14
-3.7%
$46.80
+41.2%
-28.8%$3.15B$3.24B12.949,200Positive News
EMN
Eastman Chemical
4.7929 of 5 stars
$78.18
-1.7%
$98.54
+26.0%
-22.2%$9.19B$9.38B9.9514,000
ESI
Element Solutions
4.2681 of 5 stars
$24.64
+2.7%
$25.75
+4.5%
-9.5%$5.82B$2.46B16.675,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
FUL
H. B. Fuller
4.4557 of 5 stars
$60.77
-2.4%
$67.25
+10.7%
-27.9%$3.36B$3.57B32.857,500Dividend Announcement
ITT
ITT
4.434 of 5 stars
$158.84
-1.4%
$165.50
+4.2%
+13.0%$12.68B$3.63B25.2511,700
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
4.6074 of 5 stars
$254.70
-1.5%
$252.58
-0.8%
+1.5%$75.74B$15.90B22.4044,000Positive News
Analyst Revision
PPG
PPG Industries
4.7114 of 5 stars
$115.58
-2.3%
$130.67
+13.1%
-13.2%$26.85B$15.85B24.7546,000Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
RPM
RPM International
3.7906 of 5 stars
$111.03
-2.1%
$125.91
+13.4%
-2.5%$14.56B$7.30B22.2517,207News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Ex-Dividend
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.5798 of 5 stars
$171.05
-1.9%
$163.90
-4.2%
+13.2%$51.69B$15.85B22.0387,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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