PCT vs. AXTA, ALTM, ESI, CSWI, AVNT, MEOH, PRM, CC, NGVT, and BAK
Should you be buying PureCycle Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PureCycle Technologies include Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Arcadium Lithium (ALTM), Element Solutions (ESI), CSW Industrials (CSWI), Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Chemours (CC), Ingevity (NGVT), and Braskem (BAK). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.
PureCycle Technologies vs. Its Competitors
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) and PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT) are both mid-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Axalta Coating Systems has higher revenue and earnings than PureCycle Technologies. PureCycle Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Axalta Coating Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, PureCycle Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Axalta Coating Systems. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for PureCycle Technologies and 2 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems. Axalta Coating Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat PureCycle Technologies' score of 0.82 indicating that Axalta Coating Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Axalta Coating Systems presently has a consensus target price of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.41%. PureCycle Technologies has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.88%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than PureCycle Technologies.
Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PureCycle Technologies has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Axalta Coating Systems has a net margin of 8.56% compared to PureCycle Technologies' net margin of 0.00%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 26.30% beat PureCycle Technologies' return on equity.
98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Axalta Coating Systems beats PureCycle Technologies on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:PCT) was last updated on 6/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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