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. ESI, CBT, WDFC, OEC, ASPI, FTK, ARQ, ZTEK, FSI, and PPGShould you be buying Platform Specialty Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Platform Specialty Products include Element Solutions (ESI), Cabot (CBT), WD-40 (WDFC), Orion (OEC), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), Flotek Industries (FTK), ARQ (ARQ), Zentek (ZTEK), Flexible Solutions International (FSI), and PPG Industries (PPG). Platform Specialty Products vs. Element Solutions Cabot WD-40 Orion ASP Isotopes Flotek Industries ARQ Zentek Flexible Solutions International PPG Industries Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) and Platform Specialty Products (NYSE:PAH) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESI or PAH? Platform Specialty Products received 158 more outperform votes than Element Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.43% of users gave Platform Specialty Products an outperform vote while only 47.89% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformElement SolutionsOutperform Votes6847.89% Underperform Votes7452.11% Platform Specialty ProductsOutperform Votes22660.43% Underperform Votes14839.57% Is ESI or PAH more profitable? Element Solutions has a net margin of 9.94% compared to Platform Specialty Products' net margin of -14.14%. Element Solutions' return on equity of 14.68% beat Platform Specialty Products' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Element Solutions9.94% 14.68% 7.08% Platform Specialty Products -14.14%8.48%2.23% Which has more volatility and risk, ESI or PAH? Element Solutions has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Platform Specialty Products has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its share price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ESI or PAH? Element Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Platform Specialty Products. Element Solutions 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 RatioElement Solutions$2.48B2.10$118.10M$1.1918.00Platform Specialty Products$3.78B1.63-$296.20M$0.7628.16 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ESI or PAH? 92.3% of Element Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Platform Specialty Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Platform Specialty Products shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend ESI or PAH? Element Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $26.38, suggesting a potential upside of 23.14%. Given Element Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Element Solutions is more favorable than Platform Specialty Products.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Element Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Platform Specialty Products 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to ESI or PAH? In the previous week, Element Solutions had 15 more articles in the media than Platform Specialty Products. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Element Solutions and 0 mentions for Platform Specialty Products. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Platform Specialty Products' score of 0.00 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Element Solutions Very Positive Platform Specialty Products Neutral SummaryElement Solutions beats Platform Specialty Products on 13 of the 19 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$6.17B$1.33B$3.12B$19.26BDividend YieldN/A1.52%5.07%3.85%P/E Ratio28.1618.0272.4034.42Price / Sales1.63266.5625,844,173,692,323,200.0034.89Price / Cash4.3572.0324.3017.51Price / Book2.156.995.264.69Net Income-$296.20M$65.82M$155.45M$1.02B Platform Specialty Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAHPlatform Specialty ProductsN/A$21.40-0.9%N/A-10.4%$6.17B$3.78B28.16N/AGap DownESIElement Solutions4.8077 of 5 stars$22.11-0.8%$26.38+19.3%-12.1%$5.36B$2.48B21.685,300Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap DownCBTCabot4.6484 of 5 stars$75.31flat$92.67+23.0%-27.5%$4.05B$3.91B10.004,200Positive NewsWDFCWD-403.3431 of 5 stars$243.89+2.4%$301.00+23.4%+4.4%$3.30B$610.64M46.72580Positive NewsOECOrion4.2305 of 5 stars$11.14-1.9%$14.50+30.2%-57.0%$626.85M$1.85B14.851,600Positive NewsGap DownASPIASP Isotopes1.0808 of 5 stars$6.36-2.6%$4.50-29.2%+58.2%$477.39M$4.14M-10.4376News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeFTKFlotek Industries2.1985 of 5 stars$15.39+4.8%$8.00-48.0%+311.5%$459.04M$187.03M59.19130Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeARQARQ2.8818 of 5 stars$4.05+0.7%$9.00+122.2%-36.8%$170.96M$114.47M-405.00140Gap UpZTEKZentek0.0722 of 5 stars$1.57+1.2%N/A+42.6%$162.11M$64,656.00-22.4224Positive NewsGap UpFSIFlexible Solutions InternationalN/A$4.31-0.5%N/A+113.5%$54.51M$38.23M13.0640Analyst RevisionPPGPPG Industries4.7856 of 5 stars$113.00+1.2%$128.42+13.6%-16.2%$25.65B$15.68B23.8952,000News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ESI Alternatives CBT Alternatives WDFC Alternatives OEC Alternatives ASPI Alternatives FTK Alternatives ARQ Alternatives ZTEK Alternatives FSI Alternatives PPG 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 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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