Tronox (TROX) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AVNT or TROX?

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
Avient	$3.25B	1.03	$169.50M	$1.28	28.54
Tronox	$2.95B	0.22	-$48M	-$1.58	-2.64

Is AVNT or TROX a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Tronox pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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. Tronox pays out -12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Tronox is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is AVNT or TROX 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
Avient	3.65%	10.57%	4.17%
Tronox	-8.48%	-4.83%	-1.40%

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

95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of Tronox shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Tronox shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, AVNT or TROX?

Avient has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tronox has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AVNT or TROX?

Avient currently has a consensus price target of $45.60, indicating a potential upside of 24.81%. Tronox has a consensus price target of $5.01, indicating a potential upside of 20.31%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Tronox.

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

Does the media favor AVNT or TROX?

In the previous week, Avient had 6 more articles in the media than Tronox. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Avient and 5 mentions for Tronox. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Tronox's score of 0.45 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avient	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Tronox	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Avient beats Tronox on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.