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, MT, IP, PPG, SW, GFI, VNTR, VNTRQ, DOW, and LYBShould you be buying Platform Specialty Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Platform Specialty Products include Flexible Solutions International (FSI), ArcelorMittal (MT), International Paper (IP), PPG Industries (PPG), Smurfit Westrock (SW), Gold Fields (GFI), Venator Materials (VNTR), Venator Materials (VNTRQ), DOW (DOW), and LyondellBasell Industries (LYB). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Platform Specialty Products vs. Its Competitors Flexible Solutions International ArcelorMittal International Paper PPG Industries Smurfit Westrock Gold Fields Venator Materials Venator Materials DOW LyondellBasell Industries Flexible Solutions International (NYSE:FSI) and Platform Specialty Products (NYSE:PAH) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, FSI or PAH? Flexible Solutions International has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Platform Specialty Products has a beta of 2.59, indicating that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Does the media favor FSI or PAH? In the previous week, Flexible Solutions International had 3 more articles in the media than Platform Specialty Products. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Flexible Solutions International and 0 mentions for Platform Specialty Products. Flexible Solutions International's average media sentiment score of 0.78 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 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FSI or PAH? Flexible Solutions International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Platform Specialty Products. Flexible Solutions International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Platform Specialty Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFlexible Solutions International$36.48M1.88$2.78M$0.1830.17Platform Specialty Products$3.78B1.89-$296.20M$0.7632.49 Do insiders & institutionals 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. 35.5% of Flexible Solutions International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Platform Specialty Products shares are held 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. SummaryFlexible Solutions International beats Platform Specialty Products on 7 of the 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PAH 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 PAH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPlatform Specialty ProductsChemical Products IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.12B$68.68M$3.25B$20.74BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.16%3.69%P/E Ratio32.4916.46106.1727.57Price / Sales1.891.8829,967,650,242,455,700.0059.04Price / Cash4.3518.1023.8622.13Price / Book2.481.766.004.66Net Income-$296.20M$2.78M$147.94M$994.58M Platform Specialty Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAHPlatform Specialty ProductsN/A$24.69+1.9%N/A-15.2%$7.12B$3.78B32.49N/AFSIFlexible Solutions International3.6728 of 5 stars$5.72-2.3%N/A+164.2%$72.28M$36.48M17.3240MTArcelorMittal3.4241 of 5 stars$34.46+0.1%$32.95-4.4%+40.5%$28.19B$62.44B22.52125,416Analyst DowngradeIPInternational Paper4.3423 of 5 stars$52.47+0.1%$55.65+6.1%+11.5%$27.67B$18.62B44.8537,000Upcoming EarningsPPGPPG Industries4.7119 of 5 stars$117.34-1.5%$131.83+12.4%-13.2%$27.03B$15.85B25.1346,000Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastSWSmurfit Westrock4.8421 of 5 stars$47.19-1.7%$57.90+22.7%-3.6%$25.07B$21.11B38.68100,000GFIGold Fields3.9168 of 5 stars$24.14+0.8%$19.70-18.4%+40.2%$21.43B$5.20B10.276,560Positive NewsGap UpVNTRVenator MaterialsN/A$200.00flatN/AN/A$21.40B$2.17B-114.943,685VNTRQVenator MaterialsN/A$200.00flatN/AN/A$21.40B$2.17B-60.983,400Positive NewsDOWDOW3.3863 of 5 stars$29.55-2.2%$33.47+13.3%-48.6%$21.37B$42.96B73.8836,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsLYBLyondellBasell Industries4.3782 of 5 stars$64.60-1.1%$68.15+5.5%-35.8%$20.99B$40.30B19.9420,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FSI Alternatives MT Alternatives IP Alternatives PPG Alternatives SW Alternatives GFI Alternatives VNTR Alternatives VNTRQ Alternatives DOW Alternatives LYB 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket 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 | 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 | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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