Element Solutions (ESI) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer ESI or ICL?

In the previous week, Element Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than ICL Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Element Solutions and 16 mentions for ICL Group. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat ICL Group's score of 0.84 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	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
ICL Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ESI or ICL?

Element Solutions has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICL Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ESI or ICL a better dividend stock?

Element Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ICL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Element Solutions pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ICL Group pays out 51.6% 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.

Do analysts recommend ESI or ICL?

Element Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $26.38, indicating a potential upside of 22.13%. ICL Group has a consensus price target of $6.75, indicating a potential upside of 5.97%. Given Element Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Element Solutions is more favorable than ICL Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Element Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ICL Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ESI or ICL?

ICL Group received 183 more outperform votes than Element Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.53% of users gave ICL Group an outperform vote while only 47.89% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Element Solutions	Outperform Votes 68 47.89%	Underperform Votes 74 52.11%
ICL Group	Outperform Votes 251 55.53%	Underperform Votes 201 44.47%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ESI or ICL?

ICL Group has higher revenue and earnings than Element Solutions. Element Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICL Group, 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	$2.48B	2.12	$118.10M	$1.19	18.15
ICL Group	$6.87B	1.22	$647M	$0.31	20.55

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ESI or ICL?

92.3% of Element Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of ICL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ICL Group shares are owned 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.

Is ESI or ICL more profitable?

Element Solutions has a net margin of 9.94% compared to ICL Group's net margin of 5.83%. Element Solutions' return on equity of 14.68% beat ICL Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Element Solutions	9.94%	14.68%	7.08%
ICL Group	5.83%	8.31%	4.39%

Summary

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