Ingevity (NGVT) Competitors $56.33 -1.51 (-2.61%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.34 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 09/19/2025 04:22 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, CC, PCT, 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), Chemours (CC), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), and CVR Partners (UAN). Ingevity vs. Its Competitors Stepan Axalta Coating Systems Element Solutions CSW Industrials Avient Perimeter Solutions Methanex Chemours PureCycle Technologies CVR Partners Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT) and Stepan (NYSE:SCL) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk. Is NGVT or SCL 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 Ingevity-16.35% 84.92% 7.95% Stepan 2.57%4.78%2.42% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NGVT or SCL? 91.6% of Ingevity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Stepan shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Ingevity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Stepan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, NGVT or SCL? 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 RatioIngevity$1.41B1.46-$430.30M-$5.95-9.47Stepan$2.26B0.49$50.37M$2.5419.14 Which has more volatility and risk, NGVT or SCL? Ingevity has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stepan has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend NGVT or SCL? Ingevity currently has a consensus price target of $58.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.96%. Given Ingevity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ingevity is more favorable than Stepan.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ingevity 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Stepan 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Does the media prefer NGVT or SCL? In the previous week, Ingevity had 3 more articles in the media than Stepan. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ingevity and 2 mentions for Stepan. Stepan's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Ingevity's score of 1.53 indicating that Stepan is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ingevity 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Stepan 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryIngevity beats Stepan on 9 of the 16 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$2.05B$15.43B$3.61B$21.65BDividend YieldN/A1.89%5.07%3.51%P/E Ratio-9.4752.72156.9829.94Price / Sales1.463.1317,750.4160.05Price / Cash3.5013.2025.8124.98Price / Book10.493.206.684.59Net Income-$430.30M$423.39M$149.17M$1.00B7 Day Performance-3.03%-0.91%2.17%0.81%1 Month Performance3.26%1.05%12.17%5.30%1 Year Performance40.68%8.98%47.70%14.58% Ingevity Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVTIngevity2.5551 of 5 stars$56.33-2.6%$58.00+3.0%+40.7%$2.05B$1.41B-9.471,600Positive NewsShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeSCLStepan4.3571 of 5 stars$48.66+1.1%N/A-35.9%$1.09B$2.18B19.162,396Positive NewsAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.4813 of 5 stars$30.92-0.8%$37.71+22.0%-16.1%$6.75B$5.20B15.1612,800Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ESIElement Solutions4.5368 of 5 stars$26.78+1.7%$27.38+2.2%+3.6%$6.36B$2.49B26.785,300Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeCSWCSW Industrials4.2229 of 5 stars$248.93-0.4%$319.75+28.4%-28.5%$4.20B$878.30M29.742,600Positive NewsInsider TradeAVNTAvient4.5647 of 5 stars$35.83-1.0%$45.60+27.3%-26.8%$3.31B$3.24B27.999,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPRMPerimeter Solutions3.5423 of 5 stars$22.39+0.6%$22.50+0.5%+74.3%$3.26B$560.97M52.07240Positive NewsMEOHMethanex4.4567 of 5 stars$39.81+1.4%$44.88+12.7%-2.0%$3.04B$3.72B11.741,415News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst UpgradeCCChemours3.3348 of 5 stars$17.26+3.0%$17.38+0.7%-9.0%$2.51B$5.78B-6.166,000Analyst ForecastPCTPureCycle Technologies2.637 of 5 stars$13.63+2.5%$15.00+10.1%+50.2%$2.40BN/A-8.07120Positive NewsUANCVR Partners0.9717 of 5 stars$87.30-0.8%N/A+30.5%$1.51B$525.32M10.49300News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SCL Competitors AXTA Competitors ESI Competitors CSW Competitors AVNT Competitors PRM Competitors MEOH Competitors CC Competitors PCT 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 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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