Cabot (CBT) Competitors

Cabot (NYSE:CBT) and AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media prefer CBT or ASIX?

In the previous week, Cabot had 7 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Cabot and 5 mentions for AdvanSix. AdvanSix's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Cabot's score of 1.64 indicating that AdvanSix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cabot	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
AdvanSix	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CBT or ASIX?

93.2% of Cabot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of AdvanSix shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Cabot 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CBT or ASIX a better dividend stock?

Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Cabot pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AdvanSix pays out 22.5% 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. Cabot has increased its dividend for 14 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, CBT or ASIX?

Cabot has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AdvanSix has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CBT or ASIX?

Cabot presently has a consensus price target of $92.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.60%. AdvanSix has a consensus price target of $33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 60.73%. Given AdvanSix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Cabot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cabot	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
AdvanSix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CBT or ASIX more profitable?

Cabot has a net margin of 11.14% compared to AdvanSix's net margin of 5.10%. Cabot's return on equity of 25.68% beat AdvanSix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cabot	11.14%	25.68%	10.92%
AdvanSix	5.10%	10.02%	4.97%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CBT or ASIX?

Cabot has higher revenue and earnings than AdvanSix. AdvanSix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cabot, 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
Cabot	$3.99B	1.08	$380M	$7.65	10.62
AdvanSix	$1.52B	0.37	$44.15M	$2.84	7.34

Summary

Cabot beats AdvanSix on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.