Minerals Technologies (MTX) Competitors

Minerals Technologies has a net margin of 7.60% compared to Avient's net margin of 4.81%. Avient's return on equity of 11.11% beat Minerals Technologies' return on equity.

Minerals Technologies has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Minerals Technologies. Minerals Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Minerals Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Minerals Technologies pays out 9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Minerals Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Avient has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Minerals Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.81%. Avient has a consensus price target of $45.71, indicating a potential upside of 20.59%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Minerals Technologies.

In the previous week, Minerals Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Minerals Technologies and 2 mentions for Avient. Minerals Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Avient's score of 0.50 indicating that Minerals Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

97.3% of Minerals Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Minerals Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Minerals Technologies has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cabot has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

97.3% of Minerals Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Cabot shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Minerals Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Cabot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Minerals Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Cabot. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Minerals Technologies and 1 mentions for Cabot. Minerals Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Cabot's score of 1.12 indicating that Minerals Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Minerals Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Minerals Technologies pays out 9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cabot pays out 35.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Minerals Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Cabot has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Cabot is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Cabot has a net margin of 7.97% compared to Minerals Technologies' net margin of 7.60%. Cabot's return on equity of 21.33% beat Minerals Technologies' return on equity.

Minerals Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.81%. Cabot has a consensus price target of $83.80, indicating a potential downside of 5.70%. Given Minerals Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Minerals Technologies is more favorable than Cabot.

Cabot has higher revenue and earnings than Minerals Technologies. Minerals Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cabot, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Minerals Technologies' net margin of 7.60%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat Minerals Technologies' return on equity.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Minerals Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Dover pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Minerals Technologies pays out 9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Minerals Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Minerals Technologies. Minerals Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dover, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dover has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Minerals Technologies has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Dover had 6 more articles in the media than Minerals Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Dover and 5 mentions for Minerals Technologies. Minerals Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Dover's score of 0.85 indicating that Minerals Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Minerals Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Minerals Technologies shares are held 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.

Dover currently has a consensus price target of $239.85, suggesting a potential upside of 6.79%. Minerals Technologies has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.81%. Given Minerals Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Minerals Technologies is more favorable than Dover.

97.3% of Minerals Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Minerals Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Minerals Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Eastman Chemical. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Minerals Technologies and 3 mentions for Eastman Chemical. Minerals Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Eastman Chemical's score of 0.89 indicating that Minerals Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Minerals Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Minerals Technologies pays out 9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eastman Chemical pays out 97.4% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Eastman Chemical has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Eastman Chemical is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Eastman Chemical has higher revenue and earnings than Minerals Technologies. Minerals Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eastman Chemical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Minerals Technologies has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

Minerals Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.81%. Eastman Chemical has a consensus price target of $80.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.99%. Given Minerals Technologies' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Minerals Technologies is more favorable than Eastman Chemical.

Minerals Technologies has a net margin of 7.60% compared to Eastman Chemical's net margin of 4.62%. Minerals Technologies' return on equity of 10.40% beat Eastman Chemical's return on equity.