Celanese (CE) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CE or ASIX?

In the previous week, Celanese had 5 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Celanese and 1 mentions for AdvanSix. AdvanSix's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Celanese's score of 0.43 indicating that AdvanSix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celanese	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AdvanSix	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer CE or ASIX?

Celanese presently has a consensus target price of $57.22, suggesting a potential upside of 29.05%. AdvanSix has a consensus target price of $33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 63.65%. Given AdvanSix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Celanese.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celanese	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21
AdvanSix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CE or ASIX more profitable?

AdvanSix has a net margin of 5.10% compared to Celanese's net margin of -16.30%. Celanese's return on equity of 10.48% beat AdvanSix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celanese	-16.30%	10.48%	2.70%
AdvanSix	5.10%	10.02%	4.97%

Is CE or ASIX a better dividend stock?

Celanese pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Celanese pays out -0.8% 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. AdvanSix has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. AdvanSix is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CE or ASIX?

Celanese has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AdvanSix has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CE or ASIX?

AdvanSix has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Celanese. Celanese 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
Celanese	$10.28B	0.47	-$1.52B	-$14.82	-2.99
AdvanSix	$1.52B	0.36	$44.15M	$2.84	7.21

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CE or ASIX?

98.9% of Celanese shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of AdvanSix shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Celanese shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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