Cabot (CBT) Competitors

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) and Cabot (NYSE:CBT) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ESI or CBT?

Cabot received 346 more outperform votes than Element Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.95% of users gave Cabot an outperform vote while only 37.23% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Element Solutions	Outperform Votes 35 37.23%	Underperform Votes 59 62.77%
Cabot	Outperform Votes 381 61.95%	Underperform Votes 234 38.05%

Is ESI or CBT more profitable?

Cabot has a net margin of 11.32% compared to Cabot's net margin of 2.30%. Element Solutions' return on equity of 24.65% beat Cabot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Element Solutions	2.30%	13.15%	6.15%
Cabot	11.32%	24.65%	8.89%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ESI or CBT?

Cabot has higher revenue and earnings than Element Solutions. Cabot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Element Solutions, 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
Element Solutions	$2.55B	2.00	$187.20M	$0.22	96.00
Cabot	$3.93B	1.10	$445M	$7.75	10.12

Which has more risk & volatility, ESI or CBT?

Element Solutions has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cabot has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ESI or CBT a better dividend stock?

Element Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Element Solutions pays out 145.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cabot pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cabot has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Cabot is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ESI or CBT?

91.1% of Element Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Cabot shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Cabot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ESI or CBT?

In the previous week, Cabot had 1 more articles in the media than Element Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cabot and 5 mentions for Element Solutions. Cabot's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Element Solutions' score of 0.65 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Element Solutions	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cabot	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ESI or CBT?

Element Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $21.40, suggesting a potential upside of 2.00%. Cabot has a consensus price target of $83.60, suggesting a potential upside of 6.61%. Given Element Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cabot is more favorable than Element Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Element Solutions	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Cabot	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Cabot beats Element Solutions on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.