Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) Competitors

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AXTA vs. HWKN, AVNT, EMN, FUL, and ITT

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), H. B. Fuller (FUL), and ITT (ITT).

How does Axalta Coating Systems compare to Hawkins?

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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hawkins	$974.43M	3.68	$84.35M	$3.95	43.42
Axalta Coating Systems	$5.11B	1.20	$378M	$1.71	16.77

Hawkins has a net margin of 7.75% compared to Axalta Coating Systems' net margin of 7.22%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 22.37% beat Hawkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hawkins	7.75%	16.85%	8.93%
Axalta Coating Systems	7.22%	22.37%	6.92%

Hawkins has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Hawkins currently has a consensus target price of $200.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.60%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus target price of $34.71, indicating a potential upside of 21.04%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' stronger consensus rating and 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Axalta Coating Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Hawkins had 5 more articles in the media than Axalta Coating Systems. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hawkins and 4 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Axalta Coating Systems' score of 0.20 indicating that Hawkins is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Hawkins and Axalta Coating Systems tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Axalta Coating Systems compare to Avient?

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

In the previous week, Avient had 15 more articles in the media than Axalta Coating Systems. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Avient and 4 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Axalta Coating Systems' score of 0.20 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avient	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Axalta Coating Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Axalta Coating Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. Axalta Coating Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, 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
Avient	$3.26B	1.02	$81.90M	$1.72	21.10
Axalta Coating Systems	$5.11B	1.20	$378M	$1.71	16.77

Avient has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Axalta Coating Systems has a net margin of 7.22% compared to Avient's net margin of 4.81%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 22.37% beat Avient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avient	4.81%	11.11%	4.40%
Axalta Coating Systems	7.22%	22.37%	6.92%

Avient presently has a consensus target price of $46.40, suggesting a potential upside of 27.86%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus target price of $34.71, suggesting a potential upside of 21.04%. Given Avient's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Axalta Coating Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Axalta Coating Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

How does Axalta Coating Systems compare to Eastman Chemical?

Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) 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 institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

Axalta Coating Systems has a net margin of 7.22% compared to Eastman Chemical's net margin of 4.62%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 22.37% beat Eastman Chemical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastman Chemical	4.62%	8.88%	3.52%
Axalta Coating Systems	7.22%	22.37%	6.92%

Eastman Chemical presently has a consensus target price of $80.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.88%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus target price of $34.71, indicating a potential upside of 21.04%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than Eastman Chemical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastman Chemical	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Axalta Coating Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Axalta Coating Systems 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.

Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Eastman Chemical has higher revenue and earnings than Axalta Coating Systems. Axalta Coating Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eastman Chemical, 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
Eastman Chemical	$8.64B	0.99	$474M	$3.45	21.76
Axalta Coating Systems	$5.11B	1.20	$378M	$1.71	16.77

In the previous week, Eastman Chemical had 6 more articles in the media than Axalta Coating Systems. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Eastman Chemical and 4 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems. Eastman Chemical's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Axalta Coating Systems' score of 0.20 indicating that Eastman Chemical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eastman Chemical	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Axalta Coating Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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

How does Axalta Coating Systems compare to H. B. Fuller?

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

Axalta Coating Systems has a net margin of 7.22% compared to H. B. Fuller's net margin of 4.62%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 22.37% beat H. B. Fuller's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H. B. Fuller	4.62%	11.84%	4.52%
Axalta Coating Systems	7.22%	22.37%	6.92%

H. B. Fuller presently has a consensus price target of $65.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.47%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus price target of $34.71, suggesting a potential upside of 21.04%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than H. B. Fuller.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H. B. Fuller	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Axalta Coating Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

95.9% of H. B. Fuller shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of H. B. Fuller shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

H. B. Fuller has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Axalta Coating Systems has higher revenue and earnings than H. B. Fuller. Axalta Coating Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H. B. Fuller, 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
H. B. Fuller	$3.47B	0.95	$151.97M	$3.03	19.93
Axalta Coating Systems	$5.11B	1.20	$378M	$1.71	16.77

In the previous week, H. B. Fuller had 2 more articles in the media than Axalta Coating Systems. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for H. B. Fuller and 4 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems. H. B. Fuller's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Axalta Coating Systems' score of 0.20 indicating that H. B. Fuller is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
H. B. Fuller	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Axalta Coating Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Axalta Coating Systems beats H. B. Fuller on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Axalta Coating Systems compare to ITT?

ITT (NYSE:ITT) and Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

ITT has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ITT has a net margin of 10.80% compared to Axalta Coating Systems' net margin of 7.22%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 22.37% beat ITT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ITT	10.80%	16.83%	8.61%
Axalta Coating Systems	7.22%	22.37%	6.92%

ITT presently has a consensus price target of $234.91, suggesting a potential upside of 12.60%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus price target of $34.71, suggesting a potential upside of 21.04%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than ITT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ITT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Axalta Coating Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

ITT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Axalta Coating Systems. Axalta Coating Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ITT, 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
ITT	$4.24B	4.40	$488M	$5.67	36.79
Axalta Coating Systems	$5.11B	1.20	$378M	$1.71	16.77

91.6% of ITT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of ITT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, ITT had 30 more articles in the media than Axalta Coating Systems. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for ITT and 4 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems. ITT's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Axalta Coating Systems' score of 0.20 indicating that ITT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ITT	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Axalta Coating Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

ITT beats Axalta Coating Systems on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AXTA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Axalta Coating Systems	CHEM Industry	Materials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$6.15B	$15.15B	$4.97B	$22.94B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.95%	4.96%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	16.79	36.30	22.76	29.04
Price / Sales	1.20	2.52	7,487.75	24.71
Price / Cash	7.37	14.98	24.46	19.21
Price / Book	2.56	5.00	7.08	4.66
Net Income	$378M	$375.10M	$159.16M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.81%
1 Month Performance	-0.64%	3.36%	4.58%	4.28%
1 Year Performance	-7.73%	26.32%	82.50%	29.36%

Axalta Coating Systems Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AXTA Axalta Coating Systems	3.7496 of 5 stars	$28.68 -1.5%	$34.71 +21.0%	-6.3%	$6.15B	$5.11B	16.79	12,300
HWKN Hawkins	3.3535 of 5 stars	$165.05 -1.5%	$200.00 +21.2%	+40.0%	$3.50B	$974.43M	41.78	1,035	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Revision
AVNT Avient	4.5861 of 5 stars	$35.56 -3.3%	$47.00 +32.2%	+0.6%	$3.37B	$3.26B	39.96	9,000	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
EMN Eastman Chemical	4.6904 of 5 stars	$76.77 -1.0%	$78.82 +2.7%	-5.0%	$8.85B	$8.64B	22.25	13,000	Dividend Announcement
FUL H. B. Fuller	4.8474 of 5 stars	$58.37 -2.6%	$65.50 +12.2%	+12.4%	$3.27B	$3.47B	19.26	7,100

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Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) Competitors

AXTA vs. HWKN, AVNT, EMN, FUL, and ITT

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Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) Competitors

AXTA vs. HWKN, AVNT, EMN, FUL, and ITT

How does Axalta Coating Systems compare to Hawkins?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HWKN or AXTA?

Is HWKN or AXTA more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, HWKN or AXTA?

Do analysts prefer HWKN or AXTA?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HWKN or AXTA?

Does the media favor HWKN or AXTA?

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How does Axalta Coating Systems compare to Avient?

Does the media refer more to AVNT or AXTA?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AVNT or AXTA?

Which has more volatility & risk, AVNT or AXTA?

Is AVNT or AXTA more profitable?

Do analysts prefer AVNT or AXTA?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AVNT or AXTA?

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How does Axalta Coating Systems compare to Eastman Chemical?

Is EMN or AXTA more profitable?

Do analysts prefer EMN or AXTA?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EMN or AXTA?

Which has more risk & volatility, EMN or AXTA?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EMN or AXTA?

Does the media refer more to EMN or AXTA?

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How does Axalta Coating Systems compare to H. B. Fuller?

Is FUL or AXTA more profitable?

Do analysts prefer FUL or AXTA?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FUL or AXTA?

Which has more risk and volatility, FUL or AXTA?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FUL or AXTA?

Does the media favor FUL or AXTA?

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How does Axalta Coating Systems compare to ITT?

Which has more risk and volatility, ITT or AXTA?

Is ITT or AXTA more profitable?

Do analysts prefer ITT or AXTA?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ITT or AXTA?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ITT or AXTA?

Does the media favor ITT or AXTA?

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