Quaker Houghton (KWR) Competitors $125.45 +3.69 (+3.03%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$125.53 +0.08 (+0.06%) As of 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KWR vs. IOSP, OBK, AVNT, FUL, ITT, ITW, KMT, MTX, SCL, and ALBShould you be buying Quaker Houghton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quaker Houghton include Innospec (IOSP), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Avient (AVNT), H. B. Fuller (FUL), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Kennametal (KMT), Minerals Technologies (MTX), Stepan (SCL), and Albemarle (ALB). Quaker Houghton vs. Its Competitors Innospec Origin Bancorp Avient H. B. Fuller ITT Illinois Tool Works Kennametal Minerals Technologies Stepan Albemarle Innospec (NASDAQ:IOSP) and Quaker Houghton (NYSE:KWR) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend IOSP or KWR? Quaker Houghton has a consensus target price of $159.25, suggesting a potential upside of 26.94%. Given Quaker Houghton's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Quaker Houghton is more favorable than Innospec.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Innospec 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Quaker Houghton 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more volatility & risk, IOSP or KWR? Innospec has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quaker Houghton has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is IOSP or KWR more profitable? Quaker Houghton has a net margin of 5.20% compared to Innospec's net margin of 1.51%. Innospec's return on equity of 11.38% beat Quaker Houghton's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Innospec1.51% 11.38% 8.00% Quaker Houghton 5.20%8.86%4.63% Which has higher earnings & valuation, IOSP or KWR? Quaker Houghton has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Innospec. Quaker Houghton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innospec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInnospec$1.85B1.16$35.60M$1.0879.46Quaker Houghton$1.84B1.21$116.64M$5.2923.71 Does the media favor IOSP or KWR? In the previous week, Innospec had 2 more articles in the media than Quaker Houghton. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Innospec and 7 mentions for Quaker Houghton. Quaker Houghton's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Innospec's score of 0.64 indicating that Quaker Houghton is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Innospec 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Quaker Houghton 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is IOSP or KWR a better dividend stock? Innospec pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Quaker Houghton pays an annual dividend of $1.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Innospec pays out 155.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Quaker Houghton pays out 36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Innospec has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Quaker Houghton has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IOSP or KWR? 96.6% of Innospec shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Quaker Houghton shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Innospec shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Quaker Houghton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryInnospec and Quaker Houghton tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Quaker Houghton News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KWR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KWR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KWR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQuaker HoughtonCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.15B$15.73B$3.34B$20.89BDividend Yield1.59%2.02%5.15%3.61%P/E Ratio23.7117.67107.2327.91Price / Sales1.213.1428,760,257,957,359,200.0073.16Price / Cash9.8913.2123.9422.61Price / Book1.653.136.104.70Net Income$116.64M$421.06M$147.72M$993.85M7 Day Performance6.71%2.68%2.64%2.94%1 Month Performance9.41%7.53%8.19%6.76%1 Year Performance-30.85%6.77%29.65%11.40% Quaker Houghton Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KWRQuaker Houghton4.4795 of 5 stars$125.45+3.0%$159.25+26.9%-32.7%$2.15B$1.84B23.714,400Positive NewsIOSPInnospec3.3046 of 5 stars$87.51-0.8%N/A-34.0%$2.18B$1.79B81.032,450Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionOBKOrigin Bancorp3.675 of 5 stars$37.96+1.8%$42.20+11.2%+3.9%$1.18B$358.20M15.431,010News CoverageAVNTAvient4.6575 of 5 stars$33.59-1.8%$46.80+39.3%-26.3%$3.07B$3.24B31.399,200Analyst RevisionFULH. B. Fuller4.4787 of 5 stars$62.25-1.6%$67.25+8.0%-27.5%$3.36B$3.57B33.657,500Dividend AnnouncementITTITT4.5241 of 5 stars$158.11+0.2%$170.00+7.5%+12.9%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.5268 of 5 stars$257.72-0.8%$253.83-1.5%+6.1%$75.51B$15.90B22.6744,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastKMTKennametal2.7537 of 5 stars$24.45-1.0%$25.40+3.9%+1.0%$1.86B$2.05B17.598,447Positive NewsMTXMinerals Technologies3.8581 of 5 stars$58.69-0.8%$80.00+36.3%-31.7%$1.86B$2.12B-76.213,891Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementSCLStepan4.0186 of 5 stars$58.23-1.3%N/A-36.3%$1.31B$2.22B23.672,396News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsALBAlbemarle3.9632 of 5 stars$71.92+1.3%$91.62+27.4%-10.9%$8.46B$5.38B-6.478,300Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Innospec Competitors Origin Bancorp Competitors Avient Competitors H. B. 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