Tronox (TROX) Competitors

Tronox (NYSE:TROX) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TROX or AVNT?

73.4% of Tronox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Tronox shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are held 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.

Is TROX or AVNT a better dividend stock?

Tronox pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Tronox pays out -12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient pays out 84.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Tronox is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor TROX or AVNT?

In the previous week, Tronox had 18 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Tronox and 5 mentions for Avient. Tronox's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Avient's score of 0.59 indicating that Tronox is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tronox	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avient	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate TROX or AVNT?

Tronox presently has a consensus price target of $5.01, indicating a potential upside of 36.32%. Avient has a consensus price target of $45.60, indicating a potential upside of 26.39%. Given Tronox's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tronox is more favorable than Avient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tronox	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TROX or AVNT?

Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Tronox. Tronox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tronox	$2.95B	0.20	-$48M	-$1.58	-2.33
Avient	$3.24B	1.02	$169.50M	$1.28	28.19

Which has more volatility & risk, TROX or AVNT?

Tronox has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TROX or AVNT more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.65% compared to Tronox's net margin of -8.48%. Avient's return on equity of 10.57% beat Tronox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tronox	-8.48%	-4.83%	-1.40%
Avient	3.65%	10.57%	4.17%

Summary

Avient beats Tronox on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.