Cabot (CBT) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ASIX or CBT?

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
AdvanSix	$1.52B	0.32	$44.15M	$2.84	6.45
Cabot	$3.99B	1.04	$380M	$7.65	10.15

Do analysts prefer ASIX or CBT?

AdvanSix presently has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 82.76%. Cabot has a consensus price target of $92.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.90%. Given AdvanSix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Cabot.

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

Does the media refer more to ASIX or CBT?

In the previous week, Cabot had 8 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Cabot and 19 mentions for AdvanSix. Cabot's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat AdvanSix's score of 0.23 indicating that Cabot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AdvanSix	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cabot	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

86.4% of AdvanSix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Cabot shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Cabot shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASIX or CBT 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
AdvanSix	5.10%	10.02%	4.97%
Cabot	11.14%	25.68%	10.92%

Which has more volatility and risk, ASIX or CBT?

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

Is ASIX or CBT a better dividend stock?

AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. AdvanSix pays out 22.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cabot pays out 23.5% 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. AdvanSix has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Cabot has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. AdvanSix is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Cabot beats AdvanSix on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.