Ingevity (NGVT) Competitors $47.45 -0.77 (-1.60%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.56 +0.10 (+0.22%) As of 07/11/2025 04:11 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, TKR, ALTM, ESI, CSWI, PCT, MEOH, PRM, and CCShould you be buying Ingevity stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ingevity include Avient (AVNT), Stepan (SCL), Timken (TKR), Arcadium Lithium (ALTM), Element Solutions (ESI), CSW Industrials (CSWI), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Methanex (MEOH), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), and Chemours (CC). Ingevity vs. Its Competitors Avient Stepan Timken Arcadium Lithium Element Solutions CSW Industrials PureCycle Technologies Methanex Perimeter Solutions Chemours Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders believe in NGVT or AVNT? 91.6% of Ingevity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Ingevity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is NGVT or AVNT more profitable? Avient has a net margin of 3.09% compared to Ingevity's net margin of -26.20%. Ingevity's return on equity of 63.76% beat Avient's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ingevity-26.20% 63.76% 6.92% Avient 3.09%10.48%4.16% Do analysts prefer NGVT or AVNT? Ingevity presently has a consensus target price of $52.75, indicating a potential upside of 11.17%. Avient has a consensus target price of $46.80, indicating a potential upside of 36.92%. Given Avient's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than Ingevity.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) 2.75Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has better valuation & earnings, NGVT or AVNT? 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 RatioIngevity$1.41B1.23-$430.30M-$9.74-4.87Avient$3.24B0.97$169.50M$1.0731.94 Which has more risk and volatility, NGVT or AVNT? Ingevity has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor NGVT or AVNT? In the previous week, Avient had 3 more articles in the media than Ingevity. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Avient and 4 mentions for Ingevity. Ingevity's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Avient's score of 0.58 indicating that Ingevity is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ingevity 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Avient 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAvient beats Ingevity 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. 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 ExcelMetricIngevityCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.73B$15.81B$3.30B$20.63BDividend YieldN/A1.99%5.14%3.72%P/E Ratio-4.8717.5090.3127.74Price / Sales1.233.1831,218,733,196,606,800.0042.43Price / Cash2.9513.3523.9217.96Price / Book8.843.186.064.57Net Income-$430.30M$421.06M$147.89M$987.45M7 Day Performance1.48%-0.60%2.30%0.20%1 Month Performance13.30%6.72%6.05%5.53%1 Year Performance7.30%8.77%26.47%10.30% Ingevity Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVTIngevity2.614 of 5 stars$47.45-1.6%$52.75+11.2%+7.3%$1.73B$1.41B-4.871,600News CoveragePositive NewsAVNTAvient4.5166 of 5 stars$32.36-1.5%$46.80+44.6%-22.0%$3.01B$3.24B30.249,200News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementSCLStepan3.95 of 5 stars$54.60-1.5%N/A-32.7%$1.25B$2.18B22.202,396News CoverageTKRTimken4.5287 of 5 stars$72.62-0.8%$79.00+8.8%-6.4%$5.12B$4.57B15.6519,000News CoveragePositive NewsALTMArcadium LithiumN/A$5.85+0.1%N/A+58.8%$6.29B$1.21B73.061,470High Trading VolumeESIElement Solutions4.2743 of 5 stars$22.65-0.6%$25.75+13.7%-12.1%$5.53B$2.46B19.035,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCSWICSW Industrials3.7016 of 5 stars$305.23+0.2%$347.00+13.7%+9.5%$5.13B$878.30M36.472,400PCTPureCycle Technologies1.3695 of 5 stars$13.70flat$12.50-8.8%+166.6%$2.46BN/A-11.71120Analyst UpgradeMEOHMethanex4.6938 of 5 stars$33.10-3.0%$44.88+35.6%-34.3%$2.30B$3.72B11.111,415Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumePRMPerimeter Solutions3.5947 of 5 stars$13.93-0.4%$15.50+11.3%+103.5%$2.07B$560.97M17.63240Analyst ForecastCCChemours4.444 of 5 stars$11.46-2.2%$17.22+50.3%-43.6%$1.75B$5.78B57.306,000News CoverageAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVNT Competitors SCL Competitors TKR Competitors ALTM Competitors ESI Competitors CSWI Competitors PCT Competitors MEOH Competitors PRM Competitors CC 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket 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 | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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