Ingevity (NGVT) Competitors $52.73 -1.27 (-2.35%) Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$52.78 +0.05 (+0.09%) As of 10/10/2025 05:41 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, ESI, AXTA, CSW, PRM, MEOH, PCT, CC, and UANShould you be buying Ingevity stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ingevity include Avient (AVNT), Stepan (SCL), Element Solutions (ESI), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), CSW Industrials (CSW), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Methanex (MEOH), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Chemours (CC), and CVR Partners (UAN). Ingevity vs. Its Competitors Avient Stepan Element Solutions Axalta Coating Systems CSW Industrials Perimeter Solutions Methanex PureCycle Technologies Chemours CVR Partners Avient (NYSE:AVNT) 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 institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, AVNT or NGVT? Avient has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingevity has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AVNT or NGVT more profitable? Avient has a net margin of 3.65% compared to Ingevity's net margin of -16.35%. Ingevity's return on equity of 84.92% beat Avient's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avient3.65% 10.57% 4.17% Ingevity -16.35%84.92%7.95% Do analysts rate AVNT or NGVT? Avient currently has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 51.32%. Ingevity has a consensus price target of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.99%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than Ingevity.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Ingevity 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has better valuation and earnings, AVNT or NGVT? 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 RatioAvient$3.24B0.86$169.50M$1.2823.75Ingevity$1.41B1.37-$430.30M-$5.95-8.86 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AVNT or NGVT? 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ingevity shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient 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. Does the media favor AVNT or NGVT? In the previous week, Avient had 4 more articles in the media than Ingevity. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Avient and 5 mentions for Ingevity. Ingevity's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Avient's score of 0.94 indicating that Ingevity is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avient 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ingevity 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. 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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$1.93B$14.81B$3.70B$21.47BDividend YieldN/A1.96%5.06%3.65%P/E Ratio-8.8648.91155.1428.89Price / Sales1.372.9424,419.2760.29Price / Cash3.2812.6226.7223.41Price / Book9.823.057.174.51Net Income-$430.30M$424.10M$149.02M$1.01B7 Day Performance-4.18%-4.13%2.37%-3.53%1 Month Performance-9.23%-6.09%11.78%-1.39%1 Year Performance54.05%-2.22%59.28%10.40% Ingevity Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVTIngevity2.2872 of 5 stars$52.73-2.4%$58.00+10.0%+54.0%$1.93B$1.41B-8.861,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAVNTAvient4.6409 of 5 stars$32.60-0.6%$46.00+41.1%-37.3%$3.00B$3.24B25.479,200Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastSCLStepan3.7066 of 5 stars$48.70-0.9%N/A-37.0%$1.11B$2.18B19.172,396News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeESIElement Solutions4.5309 of 5 stars$27.15+1.1%$27.88+2.7%-7.8%$6.49B$2.46B27.155,300Analyst ForecastAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.3637 of 5 stars$28.17-0.2%$36.50+29.6%-28.5%$6.11B$5.20B13.8112,800Analyst ForecastGap UpCSWCSW Industrials3.9813 of 5 stars$248.84-0.4%$313.80+26.1%-40.6%$4.20B$878.30M29.732,600Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradePRMPerimeter Solutions3.8944 of 5 stars$22.92+2.7%$25.00+9.1%+63.9%$3.27B$560.97M53.30240Analyst ForecastMEOHMethanex4.4563 of 5 stars$39.64+2.9%$46.00+16.0%-14.6%$2.98B$3.72B11.691,415Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPCTPureCycle Technologies2.1809 of 5 stars$14.74+8.5%$15.00+1.8%+44.5%$2.45BN/A-8.72120Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCCChemours4.2982 of 5 stars$15.82-1.9%$18.13+14.6%-38.3%$2.41B$5.85B-5.656,000Analyst ForecastUANCVR Partners1.6433 of 5 stars$94.33+1.5%N/A+30.5%$1.59B$525.32M11.34300Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVNT Competitors SCL Competitors ESI Competitors AXTA Competitors CSW 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 10/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | Sponsored1 Hour Once A DayMy top income trading expert, Dave Aquino, just released a 1-hour trading strategy designed specifically to he...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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