Ingevity (NGVT) Competitors $40.43 -1.36 (-3.25%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.41 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 08/1/2025 05:13 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NGVT vs. AVNT, SCL, TKR, AXTA, ESI, CSW, PCT, MEOH, PRM, and CCShould you be buying Ingevity stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ingevity include Avient (AVNT), Stepan (SCL), Timken (TKR), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Element Solutions (ESI), CSW Industrials (CSW), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Methanex (MEOH), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), and Chemours (CC). Ingevity vs. Its Competitors Avient Stepan Timken Axalta Coating Systems Element Solutions CSW Industrials PureCycle Technologies Methanex Perimeter Solutions Chemours Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NGVT or AVNT? Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Ingevity. Ingevity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIngevity$1.41B1.05-$430.30M-$9.74-4.15Avient$3.24B0.95$169.50M$1.0731.55 Is NGVT or AVNT more profitable? Avient has a net margin of 3.09% compared to Ingevity's net margin of -26.20%. Ingevity's return on equity of 63.76% beat Avient's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ingevity-26.20% 63.76% 6.92% Avient 3.09%10.48%4.16% Does the media favor NGVT or AVNT? In the previous week, Avient had 15 more articles in the media than Ingevity. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Avient and 2 mentions for Ingevity. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Ingevity's score of -0.06 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ingevity 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Avient 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NGVT or AVNT? 91.6% of Ingevity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Ingevity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, NGVT or AVNT? Ingevity has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate NGVT or AVNT? Ingevity presently has a consensus target price of $57.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.98%. Avient has a consensus target price of $46.80, suggesting a potential upside of 38.63%. Given Ingevity's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Ingevity is more favorable than Avient.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ingevity 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 SummaryAvient beats Ingevity on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ingevity News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NGVT 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 NGVT 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 NGVT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIngevityCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.47B$15.07B$3.17B$20.47BDividend YieldN/A2.14%5.20%3.71%P/E Ratio-4.1547.09118.1529.04Price / Sales1.053.0230,067,542,409,898,900.0057.15Price / Cash2.5112.5923.8022.46Price / Book7.532.885.884.43Net Income-$430.30M$423.39M$148.69M$993.74M7 Day Performance-12.64%-6.61%-3.27%-3.40%1 Month Performance-13.54%-6.88%0.87%-2.70%1 Year Performance-1.87%4.97%28.24%10.16% Ingevity Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVTIngevity2.886 of 5 stars$40.43-3.3%$57.00+41.0%-1.9%$1.47B$1.41B-4.151,600Upcoming EarningsGap DownAVNTAvient4.6276 of 5 stars$32.98+1.5%$46.80+41.9%-21.2%$2.97B$3.24B30.829,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionSCLStepan3.8674 of 5 stars$56.44+0.3%N/A-35.9%$1.27B$2.18B23.452,396News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeTKRTimken4.0487 of 5 stars$78.59-0.7%$79.00+0.5%-9.8%$5.54B$4.57B14.6019,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap DownAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.4234 of 5 stars$29.75+0.2%$38.80+30.4%-21.0%$6.49B$5.28B14.5112,800News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastESIElement Solutions4.1469 of 5 stars$24.47-1.0%$27.13+10.9%-8.1%$5.99B$2.46B20.565,300News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownCSWCSW Industrials3.3107 of 5 stars$283.48-1.2%$347.00+22.4%-20.5%$4.82B$878.30M33.712,600News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownPCTPureCycle Technologies1.3877 of 5 stars$16.33-3.5%$12.50-23.5%+79.5%$3.04BN/A-13.96120Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownMEOHMethanex4.7021 of 5 stars$33.60-0.4%$45.63+35.8%-23.0%$2.61B$3.72B7.721,415News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPRMPerimeter Solutions3.8247 of 5 stars$17.21+0.8%$18.50+7.5%+61.1%$2.52B$560.97M21.78240Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownCCChemours4.722 of 5 stars$13.560.0%$17.44+28.7%-44.0%$2.03B$5.78B67.796,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVNT Competitors SCL Competitors TKR Competitors AXTA Competitors ESI Competitors CSW Competitors PCT Competitors MEOH Competitors PRM Competitors CC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NGVT) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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