Luxfer (LXFR) Competitors

Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) and Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LXFR or ECVT?

Luxfer received 268 more outperform votes than Ecovyst when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.59% of users gave Luxfer an outperform vote while only 51.11% of users gave Ecovyst an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Luxfer	Outperform Votes 291 66.59%	Underperform Votes 146 33.41%
Ecovyst	Outperform Votes 23 51.11%	Underperform Votes 22 48.89%

Does the media prefer LXFR or ECVT?

In the previous week, Luxfer had 10 more articles in the media than Ecovyst. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Luxfer and 5 mentions for Ecovyst. Ecovyst's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Luxfer's score of 0.40 indicating that Ecovyst is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Luxfer	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ecovyst	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LXFR or ECVT?

90.8% of Luxfer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Ecovyst shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Luxfer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Ecovyst shares are held by company 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, LXFR or ECVT?

Ecovyst has higher revenue and earnings than Luxfer. Ecovyst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luxfer, 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
Luxfer	$399.50M	0.81	-$1.90M	$0.78	15.14
Ecovyst	$706.15M	1.33	$71.15M	-$0.10	-79.90

Do analysts prefer LXFR or ECVT?

Ecovyst has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.16%. Given Ecovyst's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ecovyst is more favorable than Luxfer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Luxfer	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ecovyst	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is LXFR or ECVT more profitable?

Ecovyst has a net margin of 7.74% compared to Luxfer's net margin of 2.37%. Luxfer's return on equity of 9.26% beat Ecovyst's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Luxfer	2.37%	9.26%	5.13%
Ecovyst	7.74%	7.07%	2.76%

Which has more volatility & risk, LXFR or ECVT?

Luxfer has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecovyst has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ecovyst beats Luxfer on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.