Ecovyst (ECVT) Competitors

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) and Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, valuation and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MEOH or ECVT?

Methanex received 753 more outperform votes than Ecovyst when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.40% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote while only 51.11% of users gave Ecovyst an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Methanex	Outperform Votes 776 63.40%	Underperform Votes 448 36.60%
Ecovyst	Outperform Votes 23 51.11%	Underperform Votes 22 48.89%

Is MEOH or ECVT more profitable?

Ecovyst has a net margin of 7.74% compared to Methanex's net margin of 4.41%. Methanex's return on equity of 10.97% beat Ecovyst's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Methanex	4.41%	10.97%	3.89%
Ecovyst	7.74%	7.07%	2.76%

Do analysts rate MEOH or ECVT?

Methanex currently has a consensus price target of $48.25, suggesting a potential upside of 48.78%. Ecovyst has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.54%. Given Methanex's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Methanex is more favorable than Ecovyst.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Ecovyst	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor MEOH or ECVT?

In the previous week, Methanex had 11 more articles in the media than Ecovyst. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Methanex and 2 mentions for Ecovyst. Ecovyst's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Methanex's score of 1.39 indicating that Ecovyst is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Methanex	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ecovyst	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MEOH or ECVT?

Methanex has higher revenue and earnings than Ecovyst. Ecovyst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Methanex, 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
Methanex	$3.70B	0.59	$163.99M	$2.98	10.88
Ecovyst	$706.15M	1.17	$71.15M	-$0.10	-70.65

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MEOH or ECVT?

73.5% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Ecovyst shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Methanex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Ecovyst shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, MEOH or ECVT?

Methanex has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecovyst has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Methanex beats Ecovyst on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.