This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Platform Specialty Products (PAH) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock PAH vs. FSI, AU, KGC, NTR, AMRZ, IP, PPG, SW, STLD, and TECKShould you be buying Platform Specialty Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Platform Specialty Products include Flexible Solutions International (FSI), AngloGold Ashanti (AU), Kinross Gold (KGC), Nutrien (NTR), Amrize (AMRZ), International Paper (IP), PPG Industries (PPG), Smurfit Westrock (SW), Steel Dynamics (STLD), and Teck Resources (TECK). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Platform Specialty Products vs. Its Competitors Flexible Solutions International AngloGold Ashanti Kinross Gold Nutrien Amrize International Paper PPG Industries Smurfit Westrock Steel Dynamics Teck Resources Flexible Solutions International (NYSE:FSI) and Platform Specialty Products (NYSE:PAH) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and earnings. Is FSI or PAH more profitable? Flexible Solutions International has a net margin of 10.80% compared to Platform Specialty Products' net margin of -14.14%. Flexible Solutions International's return on equity of 10.61% beat Platform Specialty Products' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Flexible Solutions International10.80% 10.61% 7.32% Platform Specialty Products -14.14%8.48%2.23% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FSI or PAH? 54.3% of Flexible Solutions International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Platform Specialty Products shares are held by institutional investors. 35.8% of Flexible Solutions International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Platform Specialty Products shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, FSI or PAH? Flexible Solutions International has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Platform Specialty Products has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FSI or PAH? Flexible Solutions International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Platform Specialty Products. Platform Specialty Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flexible Solutions International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFlexible Solutions International$37.32M3.02$2.78M$0.2338.70Platform Specialty Products$3.78B1.97-$296.20M$0.7633.96 Does the media prefer FSI or PAH? In the previous week, Flexible Solutions International's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Platform Specialty Products' score of 0.00 indicating that Flexible Solutions International is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Flexible Solutions International Positive Platform Specialty Products Neutral Do analysts rate FSI or PAH? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Flexible Solutions International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Platform Specialty Products 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryFlexible Solutions International beats Platform Specialty Products on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Platform Specialty Products News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 PAH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPlatform Specialty ProductsChemical Products IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.44B$115.90M$3.79B$22.07BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.04%3.58%P/E Ratio33.9626.97155.5229.59Price / Sales1.973.0224,473.91102.87Price / Cash4.3518.1026.7324.53Price / Book2.592.897.184.61Net Income-$296.20M$2.78M$148.88M$1.01B Platform Specialty Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAHPlatform Specialty ProductsN/A$25.81-2.0%N/A+2.6%$7.44B$3.78B33.96N/AFSIFlexible Solutions International3.6044 of 5 stars$9.40-2.6%N/A+155.0%$122.37M$37.32M28.4940Positive NewsAUAngloGold Ashanti2.4452 of 5 stars$73.32+1.2%$54.00-26.4%+179.3%$30.77B$5.79B19.5012,634Analyst ForecastKGCKinross Gold4.0944 of 5 stars$25.03+0.3%$21.07-15.8%+157.5%$30.35B$5.15B20.186,800Analyst ForecastNTRNutrien3.8577 of 5 stars$59.37-0.6%$62.39+5.1%+24.8%$28.80B$25.97B21.2825,500Analyst ForecastAMRZAmrize2.4214 of 5 stars$48.72+1.0%$58.67+20.4%N/A$26.95B$11.70B0.0019,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastIPInternational Paper4.5104 of 5 stars$47.25+1.3%$56.02+18.6%-1.4%$24.90B$18.62B-472.5037,000Analyst ForecastPPGPPG Industries4.7318 of 5 stars$104.36-0.2%$128.91+23.5%-21.9%$23.57B$15.85B23.6646,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSWSmurfit Westrock4.4606 of 5 stars$41.94+0.1%$58.00+38.3%-6.8%$21.92B$21.11B63.54100,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSTLDSteel Dynamics4.4965 of 5 stars$145.09+0.5%$148.78+2.5%+13.5%$21.36B$17.54B21.1513,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTECKTeck Resources4.9034 of 5 stars$43.19-0.4%$56.88+31.7%-10.9%$20.77B$6.48B113.657,200Trending NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FSI Alternatives AU Alternatives KGC Alternatives NTR Alternatives AMRZ Alternatives IP Alternatives PPG Alternatives SW Alternatives STLD Alternatives TECK Alternatives 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:PAH) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"The Fed rate cut truth they don't want you to know The Fed's 25 basis point cut isn't just monetary policy…...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredElon callingElon Musk says November 6 could "affect the future of the world" Get ready for the biggest pivot in corpora...Altimetry | SponsoredRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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