Ingevity (NGVT) Competitors $58.09 -0.69 (-1.17%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.14 +0.05 (+0.09%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 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. SCL, AXTA, ESI, CSW, AVNT, PRM, MEOH, PCT, CC, and UANShould you be buying Ingevity stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ingevity include Stepan (SCL), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Element Solutions (ESI), CSW Industrials (CSW), Avient (AVNT), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Methanex (MEOH), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Chemours (CC), and CVR Partners (UAN). Ingevity vs. Its Competitors Stepan Axalta Coating Systems Element Solutions CSW Industrials Avient Perimeter Solutions Methanex PureCycle Technologies Chemours CVR Partners Stepan (NYSE:SCL) and Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Do analysts rate SCL or NGVT? Ingevity has a consensus price target of $58.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.15%. Given Ingevity's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ingevity is more favorable than Stepan.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stepan 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Ingevity 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media favor SCL or NGVT? In the previous week, Ingevity had 3 more articles in the media than Stepan. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ingevity and 4 mentions for Stepan. Stepan's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Ingevity's score of 0.97 indicating that Stepan is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stepan 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Ingevity 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SCL or NGVT more profitable? Stepan has a net margin of 2.57% compared to Ingevity's net margin of -16.35%. Ingevity's return on equity of 84.92% beat Stepan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stepan2.57% 4.78% 2.42% Ingevity -16.35%84.92%7.95% Do institutionals and insiders believe in SCL or NGVT? 82.7% of Stepan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ingevity shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Stepan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Ingevity 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. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SCL or NGVT? Stepan has higher revenue and earnings than Ingevity. Ingevity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stepan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStepan$2.18B0.50$50.37M$2.5418.94Ingevity$1.41B1.51-$430.30M-$5.95-9.76 Which has more volatility & risk, SCL or NGVT? Stepan has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingevity has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryIngevity beats Stepan on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$2.14B$15.84B$3.64B$21.65BDividend YieldN/A1.87%5.05%3.48%P/E Ratio-9.7653.47159.1429.75Price / Sales1.513.1116,210.6668.29Price / Cash3.6513.5025.6925.00Price / Book10.823.266.804.58Net Income-$430.30M$423.39M$149.32M$1.00B7 Day Performance-2.69%-1.45%2.17%0.65%1 Month Performance4.95%0.10%10.02%3.07%1 Year Performance50.47%9.61%44.76%14.34% Ingevity Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVTIngevity2.29 of 5 stars$58.09-1.2%$58.00-0.2%+63.0%$2.14B$1.41B-9.761,600News CoverageShort Interest ↓SCLStepan4.4597 of 5 stars$49.95-0.4%N/A-33.6%$1.13B$2.26B19.672,396Positive NewsAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.5026 of 5 stars$32.36+1.7%$37.71+16.6%-9.5%$6.89B$5.28B15.8612,800Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ESIElement Solutions4.4209 of 5 stars$26.25+0.1%$27.38+4.3%+4.1%$6.33B$2.46B26.255,300Positive NewsCSWCSW Industrials4.234 of 5 stars$265.510.0%$319.75+20.4%-23.6%$4.46B$878.30M31.722,600News CoveragePositive NewsAVNTAvient4.4723 of 5 stars$37.80+0.2%$45.60+20.7%-21.3%$3.45B$3.24B29.539,200Positive NewsGap DownPRMPerimeter Solutions3.4434 of 5 stars$22.94+2.5%$22.50-1.9%+89.9%$3.28B$560.97M53.34240Positive NewsMEOHMethanex4.4351 of 5 stars$39.00+1.0%$44.88+15.1%+5.0%$2.99B$3.72B11.501,415Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePCTPureCycle Technologies2.974 of 5 stars$13.39flat$15.00+12.0%+66.3%$2.41BN/A-7.92120Positive NewsCCChemours3.3343 of 5 stars$16.26+3.8%$17.38+6.9%-2.4%$2.34B$5.78B-5.816,000UANCVR Partners1.2571 of 5 stars$87.15-0.9%N/A+31.9%$1.51B$576.18M10.47300News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SCL Competitors AXTA Competitors ESI Competitors CSW Competitors AVNT Competitors PRM Competitors MEOH Competitors PCT Competitors CC Competitors UAN 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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