PureCycle Technologies (PCT) Competitors $9.42 -0.33 (-3.38%) Closing price 05/30/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.78 +0.36 (+3.77%) As of 05/30/2025 07:25 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PCT vs. ALTM, ESI, CSWI, AVNT, MEOH, PRM, BAK, CC, NGVT, and UANShould you be buying PureCycle Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PureCycle Technologies include Arcadium Lithium (ALTM), Element Solutions (ESI), CSW Industrials (CSWI), Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Braskem (BAK), Chemours (CC), Ingevity (NGVT), and CVR Partners (UAN). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. PureCycle Technologies vs. Arcadium Lithium Element Solutions CSW Industrials Avient Methanex Perimeter Solutions Braskem Chemours Ingevity CVR Partners Arcadium Lithium (NYSE:ALTM) and PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ALTM or PCT? Arcadium Lithium has higher revenue and earnings than PureCycle Technologies. PureCycle Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcadium Lithium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArcadium Lithium$1.21B5.21$86.15M$0.0873.06PureCycle Technologies$1.58M1,070.54-$101.71M-$1.17-8.05 Which has more risk & volatility, ALTM or PCT? Arcadium Lithium has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PureCycle Technologies has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ALTM or PCT? PureCycle Technologies has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.39%. Given PureCycle Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PureCycle Technologies is more favorable than Arcadium Lithium.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Arcadium Lithium 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00PureCycle Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALTM or PCT? PureCycle Technologies received 31 more outperform votes than Arcadium Lithium when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.33% of users gave PureCycle Technologies an outperform vote while only 15.38% of users gave Arcadium Lithium an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformArcadium LithiumOutperform Votes215.38%Underperform Votes1184.62% PureCycle TechnologiesOutperform Votes3373.33% Underperform Votes1226.67% Do institutionals & insiders believe in ALTM or PCT? 27.0% of Arcadium Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of PureCycle Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Arcadium Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of PureCycle Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer ALTM or PCT? In the previous week, PureCycle Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Arcadium Lithium. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for PureCycle Technologies and 0 mentions for Arcadium Lithium. PureCycle Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Arcadium Lithium's score of 0.00 indicating that PureCycle Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Arcadium Lithium Neutral PureCycle Technologies Positive Is ALTM or PCT more profitable? Arcadium Lithium's return on equity of 0.00% beat PureCycle Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Arcadium LithiumN/A N/A N/A PureCycle Technologies N/A -52.63%-20.69% SummaryPureCycle Technologies beats Arcadium Lithium on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PureCycle Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PCT 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 NASDAQ 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 PCT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPureCycle TechnologiesPlastics materials & resins IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.75B$6.20B$13.51B$8.41BDividend YieldN/A3.45%2.66%4.16%P/E Ratio-6.2822.8433.5719.79Price / Sales1,070.5498.25358.60134.05Price / CashN/A11.8930.9334.64Price / Book3.681.435.314.50Net Income-$101.71M$111.77M$195.65M$248.30M7 Day Performance0.75%0.11%0.17%0.99%1 Month Performance41.44%-0.41%7.11%7.48%1 Year Performance81.50%-24.73%15.92%8.72% PureCycle Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCTPureCycle Technologies2.3713 of 5 stars$9.42-3.4%$12.00+27.4%+81.5%$1.75B$1.58M-6.28120Positive NewsALTMArcadium LithiumN/A$5.85+0.1%N/A+31.9%$6.29B$1.21B73.061,470High Trading VolumeESIElement Solutions4.6597 of 5 stars$21.42-0.8%$26.38+23.1%-11.1%$5.19B$2.48B21.005,300News CoveragePositive NewsCSWICSW Industrials4.3838 of 5 stars$300.91-0.4%$347.00+15.3%+20.2%$5.05B$858.61M35.952,400Insider TradeShort Interest ↓AVNTAvient4.4071 of 5 stars$35.94-0.6%$46.80+30.2%-19.2%$3.29B$3.24B19.649,700Positive NewsMEOHMethanex4.672 of 5 stars$32.87+0.0%$48.25+46.8%-39.4%$2.22B$3.70B14.231,300Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap DownPRMPerimeter Solutions3.6823 of 5 stars$11.71-0.7%$15.50+32.4%+59.1%$1.73B$573.95M-83.60240Positive NewsBAKBraskem2.2764 of 5 stars$3.88+9.0%$9.75+151.4%-47.3%$1.55B$78.95B-1.098,310News CoverageShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeCCChemours4.6399 of 5 stars$10.30-5.1%$17.56+70.5%-59.1%$1.54B$5.79B18.066,600Analyst ForecastGap DownNGVTIngevity3.1961 of 5 stars$41.04-0.6%$52.75+28.5%-15.3%$1.50B$1.35B-3.472,050Positive NewsGap DownUANCVR Partners3.3195 of 5 stars$81.70-0.7%N/A+1.2%$1.40B$540.53M14.18300Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Arcadium Lithium Alternatives Element Solutions Alternatives CSW Industrials Alternatives Avient Alternatives Methanex Alternatives Perimeter Solutions Alternatives Braskem Alternatives Chemours Alternatives Ingevity Alternatives CVR Partners 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 (NASDAQ:PCT) was last updated on 6/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBig Oil’s big pivotThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?I've never been more confident about a DeFi opportunity. 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