ICL Group (ICL) Competitors

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) and ICL Group (NYSE:ICL) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, NTR or ICL?

Nutrien has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICL Group has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NTR or ICL a better dividend stock?

Nutrien pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. ICL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Nutrien pays out 203.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ICL Group pays out 51.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nutrien has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Nutrien is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NTR or ICL?

63.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of ICL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ICL Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor NTR or ICL?

In the previous week, Nutrien had 13 more articles in the media than ICL Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Nutrien and 5 mentions for ICL Group. ICL Group's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Nutrien's score of 0.93 indicating that ICL Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nutrien	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ICL Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NTR or ICL more profitable?

ICL Group has a net margin of 5.28% compared to Nutrien's net margin of 5.25%. ICL Group's return on equity of 7.56% beat Nutrien's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nutrien	5.25%	6.55%	3.07%
ICL Group	5.28%	7.56%	3.99%

Do analysts recommend NTR or ICL?

Nutrien presently has a consensus price target of $63.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.86%. ICL Group has a consensus price target of $6.57, indicating a potential upside of 5.83%. Given Nutrien's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Nutrien is more favorable than ICL Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nutrien	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
ICL Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NTR or ICL?

Nutrien has higher revenue and earnings than ICL Group. ICL Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nutrien, 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
Nutrien	$25.97B	1.04	$674M	$1.07	51.99
ICL Group	$6.84B	N/A	$407M	$0.31	20.02

Summary

Nutrien beats ICL Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.