Ingevity (NGVT) Competitors $44.46 +0.49 (+1.12%) Closing price 06/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$44.53 +0.07 (+0.15%) As of 03:59 AM 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, PCT, BAK, UAN, CC, and ECVTShould 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), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Braskem (BAK), CVR Partners (UAN), Chemours (CC), and Ecovyst (ECVT). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Ingevity vs. Its Competitors Element Solutions CSW Industrials Avient Methanex Perimeter Solutions PureCycle Technologies Braskem CVR Partners Chemours Ecovyst Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) and Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking. Do analysts rate ESI or NGVT? Element Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.51%. Ingevity has a consensus target price of $52.75, indicating a potential upside of 18.64%. Given Element Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Element Solutions is more favorable than Ingevity.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Element Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Ingevity 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ESI or NGVT? 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 RatioElement Solutions$2.48B2.13$118.10M$1.1918.28Ingevity$1.35B1.20-$355.17M-$9.74-4.56 Does the media prefer ESI or NGVT? In the previous week, Element Solutions and Element Solutions both had 5 articles in the media. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Ingevity's score of 1.21 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Element Solutions 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Ingevity 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ESI or NGVT 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 Element Solutions9.94% 14.68% 7.08% Ingevity -30.60%41.44%5.76% Does the MarketBeat Community favor ESI or NGVT? Ingevity received 314 more outperform votes than Element Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.53% of users gave Ingevity an outperform vote while only 47.89% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformElement SolutionsOutperform Votes6847.89% Underperform Votes7452.11% IngevityOutperform Votes38264.53% Underperform Votes21035.47% Which has more risk and volatility, ESI or NGVT? Element Solutions has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingevity has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ESI or NGVT? 92.3% of Element Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ingevity shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Element Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Ingevity shares are held 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. SummaryElement Solutions beats Ingevity on 14 of the 18 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 ExcelMetricIngevityChemicals & allied products IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.60B$4.94B$3.18B$19.81BDividend YieldN/A3.04%5.04%3.83%P/E Ratio-3.7620.2772.4435.67Price / Sales1.2059.3926,914,679,906,559,100.0046.74Price / Cash2.909.7924.2617.52Price / Book8.285.235.374.84Net Income-$355.17M$190.83M$155.01M$1.02B7 Day Performance7.96%1.94%0.70%1.94%1 Month Performance3.31%8.28%7.08%3.03%1 Year Performance-3.26%-3.57%21.26%9.73% Ingevity Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVTIngevity2.8191 of 5 stars$44.46+1.1%$52.75+18.6%-2.6%$1.60B$1.35B-3.762,050Positive NewsESIElement Solutions4.6739 of 5 stars$21.16-1.0%$26.38+24.6%-8.3%$5.13B$2.48B20.755,300Positive NewsCSWICSW Industrials4.4232 of 5 stars$301.20-1.5%$347.00+15.2%+17.8%$5.06B$878.30M35.992,400Positive NewsAVNTAvient4.4045 of 5 stars$35.82-0.9%$46.80+30.7%-17.9%$3.28B$3.24B19.579,700MEOHMethanex4.7516 of 5 stars$32.14-1.5%$48.25+50.1%-31.1%$2.17B$3.70B13.911,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPRMPerimeter Solutions2.9237 of 5 stars$12.13+0.5%$15.50+27.8%+84.6%$1.79B$573.95M-86.61240Positive NewsPCTPureCycle Technologies1.3297 of 5 stars$9.30-2.2%$12.00+29.0%+89.2%$1.67B$1.58M-6.20120Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionBAKBraskem2.4113 of 5 stars$3.64-4.1%$9.75+168.2%-44.9%$1.45B$78.95B-1.028,310Positive NewsUANCVR Partners2.4354 of 5 stars$82.740.0%N/A+6.7%$1.42B$540.53M14.36300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCCChemours4.8291 of 5 stars$9.41-7.2%$17.22+83.1%-50.0%$1.41B$5.79B16.506,600High Trading VolumeECVTEcovyst3.3444 of 5 stars$7.43-0.3%$10.00+34.7%-12.1%$871.70M$706.15M16.14880Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ESI Competitors CSWI Competitors AVNT Competitors MEOH Competitors PRM Competitors PCT Competitors BAK Competitors UAN Competitors CC Competitors ECVT 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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