NGVT vs. ESI, CSWI, AVNT, MEOH, PCT, PRM, CC, UAN, BAK, and ECVT
Should you be buying Ingevity stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ingevity include Element Solutions (ESI), CSW Industrials (CSWI), Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Chemours (CC), CVR Partners (UAN), Braskem (BAK), and Ecovyst (ECVT). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.
Ingevity vs. Its Competitors
Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) and Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.
Element Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Ingevity. Ingevity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Element Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Element Solutions has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingevity has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Element Solutions has a net margin of 11.56% compared to Ingevity's net margin of -26.20%. Ingevity's return on equity of 63.76% beat Element Solutions' return on equity.
92.3% of Element Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ingevity shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Element Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Ingevity 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.
In the previous week, Element Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Ingevity. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Element Solutions and 4 mentions for Ingevity. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Ingevity's score of 0.29 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Element Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $25.75, suggesting a potential upside of 6.63%. Ingevity has a consensus target price of $52.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.30%. Given Ingevity's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingevity is more favorable than Element Solutions.
Summary
Element Solutions beats Ingevity on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:NGVT) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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