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Luxfer (LXFR) Competitors

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LXFR vs. BAK, ECVT, ASPI, WLKP, TROX, ASIX, OEC, VHI, ADUR, and ARQ

Should you be buying Luxfer stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Luxfer include Braskem (BAK), Ecovyst (ECVT), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), Tronox (TROX), AdvanSix (ASIX), Orion (OEC), Valhi (VHI), Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR), and ARQ (ARQ). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.

Luxfer vs. Its Competitors

Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) and Braskem (NYSE:BAK) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Braskem had 6 more articles in the media than Luxfer. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Braskem and 5 mentions for Luxfer. Luxfer's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Braskem's score of -0.09 indicating that Luxfer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Luxfer
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Braskem
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Luxfer has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Braskem. Braskem is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luxfer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Luxfer$403.80M0.89$18.40M$0.9014.88
Braskem$14.36B0.07-$2.10B-$2.53-1.03

Luxfer has a net margin of 6.02% compared to Braskem's net margin of -7.36%. Luxfer's return on equity of 11.75% beat Braskem's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Luxfer6.02% 11.75% 6.80%
Braskem -7.36%N/A -0.30%

90.8% of Luxfer shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Luxfer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Braskem shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Luxfer has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Braskem has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Braskem has a consensus price target of $4.40, suggesting a potential upside of 68.58%. Given Braskem's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Braskem is more favorable than Luxfer.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Luxfer
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Braskem
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80

Summary

Luxfer beats Braskem on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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LXFR vs. The Competition

MetricLuxferMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$355.69M$13.61B$7.85B$22.02B
Dividend Yield3.81%24.40%4.57%3.58%
P/E Ratio14.8822.29303.8829.86
Price / Sales0.8910.941,291.8565.87
Price / Cash9.4817.6128.2624.43
Price / Book1.634.404.954.64
Net Income$18.40M$498.10M$791.48M$1.01B
7 Day Performance-2.38%4.42%1.02%0.44%
1 Month Performance1.06%7.61%5.77%3.13%
1 Year Performance3.04%24.68%30.78%15.30%

Luxfer Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LXFR
Luxfer
3.0478 of 5 stars
$13.40
+0.8%
N/A+4.8%$355.69M$403.80M14.881,450Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
BAK
Braskem
2.7398 of 5 stars
$2.46
-5.7%
$4.40
+78.9%
-62.7%$1.04B$14.36B-0.978,382News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
ECVT
Ecovyst
3.007 of 5 stars
$8.75
-0.6%
$11.67
+33.4%
+27.0%$1.01B$704.50M-72.88880Analyst Forecast
ASPI
ASP Isotopes
2.29 of 5 stars
$10.35
-1.9%
$7.75
-25.1%
+216.3%$969.68M$4.58M-16.9776Analyst Forecast
WLKP
Westlake Chemical Partners
4.0574 of 5 stars
$21.24
+1.4%
N/A-5.7%$738.25M$1.14B14.25150News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
TROX
Tronox
4.7574 of 5 stars
$4.12
+1.9%
$5.12
+24.5%
-73.2%$640.44M$3.07B-2.606,500Analyst Forecast
ASIX
AdvanSix
4.1507 of 5 stars
$19.36
-0.5%
$33.50
+73.0%
-32.9%$522.39M$1.52B6.821,450News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
OEC
Orion
4.4385 of 5 stars
$7.50
-5.9%
$11.67
+55.6%
-57.4%$447.51M$1.88B27.781,658Analyst Forecast
VHI
Valhi
1.6393 of 5 stars
$15.70
-0.7%
$12.00
-23.5%
-53.9%$447.18M$2.10B4.582,524News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
ADUR
Aduro Clean Technologies
2.603 of 5 stars
$13.77
+10.0%
$48.00
+248.6%
N/A$383.50M$170K-43.03N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
ARQ
ARQ
3.2144 of 5 stars
$7.20
+0.6%
$10.00
+38.9%
+30.1%$305.67M$108.96M-180.00140Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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