Ingevity (NGVT) Competitors $41.29 +0.23 (+0.56%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$41.30 +0.02 (+0.04%) As of 05/22/2025 04:04 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. ESI, CSWI, AVNT, MEOH, PRM, CC, BAK, PCT, UAN, and TROXShould 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), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Chemours (CC), Braskem (BAK), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), CVR Partners (UAN), and Tronox (TROX). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Ingevity vs. Element Solutions CSW Industrials Avient Methanex Perimeter Solutions Chemours Braskem PureCycle Technologies CVR Partners Tronox Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT) and Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk. Do analysts prefer NGVT or ESI? Ingevity presently has a consensus target price of $52.75, indicating a potential upside of 28.67%. Element Solutions has a consensus target price of $26.38, indicating a potential upside of 22.02%. Given Ingevity's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ingevity is more favorable than Element Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ingevity 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Element Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in NGVT or ESI? 91.6% of Ingevity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Element Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Ingevity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are owned by 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. Is NGVT or ESI more profitable? Element Solutions has a net margin of 9.94% compared to Ingevity's net margin of -30.60%. Ingevity's return on equity of 41.44% beat Element Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ingevity-30.60% 41.44% 5.76% Element Solutions 9.94%14.68%7.08% Does the media prefer NGVT or ESI? In the previous week, Element Solutions had 11 more articles in the media than Ingevity. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Element Solutions and 7 mentions for Ingevity. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Ingevity's score of 1.62 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ingevity 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Element Solutions 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NGVT or ESI? Ingevity received 313 more outperform votes than Element Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.47% of users gave Ingevity an outperform vote while only 47.89% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIngevityOutperform Votes38164.47% Underperform Votes21035.53% Element SolutionsOutperform Votes6847.89% Underperform Votes7452.11% Which has more risk & volatility, NGVT or ESI? Ingevity has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Element Solutions has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NGVT or ESI? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIngevity$1.35B1.11-$355.17M-$9.74-4.21Element Solutions$2.48B2.12$118.10M$1.1918.16 SummaryElement Solutions beats Ingevity on 14 of the 19 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricIngevityChemicals & allied products IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.49B$4.82B$3.08B$19.31BDividend YieldN/A3.49%5.21%3.83%P/E Ratio-3.4619.5968.0834.55Price / Sales1.1168.2925,633,028,482,418,500.0034.91Price / Cash2.909.7924.3417.51Price / Book7.635.015.214.68Net Income-$355.17M$190.83M$156.63M$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.42%0.41%2.45%-1.96%1 Month Performance29.32%9.16%5.56%7.26%1 Year Performance-18.17%-11.39%17.12%3.95% Ingevity Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVTIngevity3.3695 of 5 stars$41.29+0.6%$52.75+27.8%-17.6%$1.51B$1.35B-3.492,050Positive NewsGap DownESIElement Solutions4.811 of 5 stars$22.82+7.7%$26.38+15.6%-9.4%$5.53B$2.48B22.375,300Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCSWICSW Industrials4.1405 of 5 stars$329.28+5.8%$342.50+4.0%+22.1%$5.53B$858.61M39.342,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpAVNTAvient4.6082 of 5 stars$39.06+6.1%$46.80+19.8%-19.3%$3.58B$3.24B21.359,700News CoveragePositive NewsMEOHMethanex4.84 of 5 stars$34.48+6.3%$46.88+35.9%-37.1%$2.32B$3.70B14.931,300Gap UpPRMPerimeter Solutions3.3732 of 5 stars$11.86+2.1%$16.00+34.9%+54.5%$1.76B$573.95M-84.71240News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeCCChemours4.6507 of 5 stars$11.96+8.1%$18.33+53.4%-60.1%$1.66B$5.79B20.976,600Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBAKBraskem2.492 of 5 stars$3.81+5.1%$9.75+156.2%-53.9%$1.52B$77.41B-1.078,310Positive NewsPCTPureCycle Technologies2.2662 of 5 stars$8.13+11.5%$12.00+47.6%+70.4%$1.46B$1.58M-5.42120Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeUANCVR Partners2.9283 of 5 stars$82.60-0.4%N/A-1.9%$1.41B$540.53M14.34300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTROXTronox4.7887 of 5 stars$5.75+9.6%$9.64+67.6%-73.2%$908.78M$3.04B-18.566,610Positive NewsEx-DividendOptions VolumeHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ESI Competitors CSWI Competitors AVNT Competitors MEOH Competitors PRM Competitors CC Competitors BAK Competitors PCT Competitors UAN Competitors TROX 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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