Chemours (CC) Competitors

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

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

86.4% of AdvanSix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Chemours shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Chemours shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ASIX or CC?

Chemours has higher revenue and earnings than AdvanSix. Chemours is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AdvanSix, 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	0.37	$44.15M	$2.84	7.37
Chemours	$5.78B	0.45	$86M	-$2.80	-6.16

Does the media refer more to ASIX or CC?

In the previous week, Chemours had 5 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Chemours and 2 mentions for AdvanSix. AdvanSix's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Chemours' score of 0.86 indicating that AdvanSix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AdvanSix	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Chemours	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ASIX or CC?

AdvanSix has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chemours has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ASIX or CC?

AdvanSix currently has a consensus price target of $33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 60.06%. Chemours has a consensus price target of $17.25, suggesting a potential downside of 0.01%. Given AdvanSix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Chemours.

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
Chemours	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is ASIX or CC a better dividend stock?

AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Chemours pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. AdvanSix pays out 22.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chemours pays out -12.5% 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. AdvanSix is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is ASIX or CC more profitable?

AdvanSix has a net margin of 5.10% compared to Chemours' net margin of -7.19%. Chemours' return on equity of 35.14% beat AdvanSix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AdvanSix	5.10%	10.02%	4.97%
Chemours	-7.19%	35.14%	2.45%

Summary

AdvanSix beats Chemours on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.