CBT vs. ASIX, AVNT, CC, EMN, FUL, LYB, NTR, OEC, OLN, and WLK
Should you be buying Cabot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cabot include AdvanSix (ASIX), Avient (AVNT), Chemours (CC), Eastman Chemical (EMN), H. B. Fuller (FUL), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), Nutrien (NTR), Orion (OEC), Olin (OLN), and Westlake (WLK). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Cabot vs. Its Competitors
AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) and Cabot (NYSE:CBT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and media sentiment.
AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. AdvanSix pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cabot pays out 23.3% 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.
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.
AdvanSix has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cabot has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Cabot has a net margin of 11.08% compared to AdvanSix's net margin of 5.45%. Cabot's return on equity of 26.76% beat AdvanSix's return on equity.
In the previous week, Cabot had 2 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Cabot and 5 mentions for AdvanSix. Cabot's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat AdvanSix's score of 0.62 indicating that Cabot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
86.4% of AdvanSix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Cabot shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Cabot shares are owned by company 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.
AdvanSix presently has a consensus target price of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.18%. Cabot has a consensus target price of $92.67, indicating a potential upside of 21.35%. Given AdvanSix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Cabot.
Summary
Cabot beats AdvanSix on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CBT) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff