PRM vs. AXTA, ESI, CSW, AVNT, MEOH, CC, PCT, NGVT, UAN, and BAK
Should you be buying Perimeter Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Perimeter Solutions include Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Element Solutions (ESI), CSW Industrials (CSW), Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Ingevity (NGVT), CVR Partners (UAN), and Braskem (BAK). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.
Perimeter Solutions vs. Its Competitors
Perimeter Solutions (NYSE:PRM) and Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Perimeter Solutions has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
89.9% of Perimeter Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Perimeter Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Perimeter Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.66%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus price target of $37.71, suggesting a potential upside of 35.64%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than Perimeter Solutions.
Perimeter Solutions has a net margin of 13.05% compared to Axalta Coating Systems' net margin of 8.58%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 25.32% beat Perimeter Solutions' return on equity.
Axalta Coating Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Perimeter Solutions. Axalta Coating Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Perimeter Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Axalta Coating Systems had 8 more articles in the media than Perimeter Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems and 1 mentions for Perimeter Solutions. Perimeter Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Axalta Coating Systems' score of 1.38 indicating that Perimeter Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Axalta Coating Systems beats Perimeter Solutions on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:PRM) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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