TG vs. KRO, KOP, LYB, WLK, CBT, HWKN, LWLG, ECVT, TGB, and MTAL
Should you be buying Tredegar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tredegar include Kronos Worldwide (KRO), Koppers (KOP), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), Westlake (WLK), Cabot (CBT), Hawkins (HWKN), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Ecovyst (ECVT), Taseko Mines (TGB), and MAC Copper (MTAL). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Tredegar vs. Its Competitors
Tredegar (NYSE:TG) and Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Kronos Worldwide has a net margin of 3.57% compared to Tredegar's net margin of -9.51%. Kronos Worldwide's return on equity of 8.04% beat Tredegar's return on equity.
In the previous week, Kronos Worldwide had 3 more articles in the media than Tredegar. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Kronos Worldwide and 4 mentions for Tredegar. Tredegar's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Kronos Worldwide's score of 0.63 indicating that Tredegar is being referred to more favorably in the media.
79.2% of Tredegar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Tredegar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Kronos Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Tredegar. Tredegar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kronos Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Tredegar has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Kronos Worldwide has a consensus target price of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Kronos Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kronos Worldwide is more favorable than Tredegar.
Summary
Kronos Worldwide beats Tredegar 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 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.
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This page (NYSE:TG) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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