Minerals Technologies (MTX) Competitors $56.44 -1.72 (-2.95%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.46 +0.02 (+0.04%) As of 08/1/2025 05:40 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MTX vs. IOSP, AVNT, CBT, EMN, ESI, FUL, ITT, KMT, SCL, and TKRShould you be buying Minerals Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Minerals Technologies include Innospec (IOSP), Avient (AVNT), Cabot (CBT), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Element Solutions (ESI), H. B. Fuller (FUL), ITT (ITT), Kennametal (KMT), Stepan (SCL), and Timken (TKR). Minerals Technologies vs. Its Competitors Innospec Avient Cabot Eastman Chemical Element Solutions H. B. Fuller ITT Kennametal Stepan Timken Minerals Technologies (NYSE:MTX) and Innospec (NASDAQ:IOSP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings. Which has more volatility & risk, MTX or IOSP? Minerals Technologies has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innospec has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer MTX or IOSP? Minerals Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $84.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.84%. Given Minerals Technologies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Minerals Technologies is more favorable than Innospec.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Minerals Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Innospec 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Is MTX or IOSP a better dividend stock? Minerals Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Innospec pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Minerals Technologies pays out 733.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Minerals Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Innospec has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Innospec is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to MTX or IOSP? In the previous week, Minerals Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Innospec. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Minerals Technologies and 3 mentions for Innospec. Minerals Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Innospec's score of -0.05 indicating that Minerals Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Minerals Technologies 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Innospec 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher valuation and earnings, MTX or IOSP? Minerals Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Innospec. Innospec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Minerals Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMinerals Technologies$2.12B0.84$167.10M$0.06940.58Innospec$1.85B1.06$35.60M$1.0872.73 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MTX or IOSP? 97.3% of Minerals Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Innospec shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Minerals Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Innospec shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is MTX or IOSP more profitable? Innospec has a net margin of 1.51% compared to Minerals Technologies' net margin of 0.10%. Innospec's return on equity of 11.38% beat Minerals Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Minerals Technologies0.10% 10.64% 5.34% Innospec 1.51%11.38%8.00% SummaryMinerals Technologies and Innospec tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Minerals Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTX 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 MTX 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 MTX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMinerals TechnologiesCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.77B$15.07B$3.17B$20.40BDividend Yield0.78%2.14%5.20%3.71%P/E Ratio940.7447.09118.1529.02Price / Sales0.843.0230,017,513,221,196,900.0057.01Price / Cash6.1312.5923.8217.53Price / Book1.013.005.874.53Net Income$167.10M$423.39M$148.86M$994.29M7 Day Performance-7.79%-5.75%-2.53%-3.62%1 Month Performance-4.51%-6.88%0.76%-2.71%1 Year Performance-23.27%4.97%28.31%10.16% Minerals Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTXMinerals Technologies3.9607 of 5 stars$56.44-2.9%$84.00+48.8%-23.3%$1.77B$2.12B940.743,891Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeIOSPInnospec3.5139 of 5 stars$83.22-1.4%N/A-35.3%$2.11B$1.85B77.062,450Upcoming EarningsAVNTAvient4.6823 of 5 stars$33.62-1.0%$46.80+39.2%-21.2%$3.11B$3.24B31.429,200Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionCBTCabot4.4377 of 5 stars$75.29-1.1%$92.67+23.1%-19.9%$4.09B$3.99B9.744,200Upcoming EarningsEMNEastman Chemical4.8345 of 5 stars$76.71-2.0%$97.08+26.6%-39.7%$9.04B$9.38B9.7614,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownESIElement Solutions4.2211 of 5 stars$23.75-0.3%$27.13+14.2%-8.0%$5.78B$2.48B19.965,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownFULH. B. Fuller4.4769 of 5 stars$58.51-1.8%$67.25+14.9%-31.6%$3.21B$3.57B31.637,500ITTITT4.2036 of 5 stars$162.38+0.5%$173.25+6.7%+26.4%$12.71B$3.63B25.8211,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastKMTKennametal2.4014 of 5 stars$25.31-0.2%$25.40+0.4%+0.4%$1.93B$2.05B18.218,447Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGap DownSCLStepan3.8575 of 5 stars$56.35-1.2%N/A-36.2%$1.29B$2.18B22.912,396Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeTKRTimken4.0417 of 5 stars$81.73+0.1%$79.90-2.2%-9.8%$5.71B$4.57B17.6119,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Innospec Competitors Avient Competitors Cabot Competitors Eastman Chemical Competitors Element Solutions Competitors H. B. 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