Trinseo (TSE) Competitors

Trinseo (NYSE:TSE) and Valhi (NYSE:VHI) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

Is TSE or VHI more profitable?

Valhi has a net margin of 5.54% compared to Trinseo's net margin of -10.37%. Valhi's return on equity of 8.60% beat Trinseo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trinseo	-10.37%	N/A	-9.16%
Valhi	5.54%	8.60%	4.31%

Do analysts rate TSE or VHI?

Valhi has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 33.70%. Given Valhi's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Valhi is more favorable than Trinseo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trinseo	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Valhi	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TSE or VHI?

82.7% of Trinseo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Valhi shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Trinseo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Valhi shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, TSE or VHI?

Valhi has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Trinseo. Trinseo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valhi, 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
Trinseo	$3.51B	0.03	-$348.50M	-$9.94	-0.32
Valhi	$2.10B	0.24	$108M	$4.10	4.41

Is TSE or VHI a better dividend stock?

Trinseo pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Valhi pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Trinseo pays out -0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valhi pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Trinseo has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer TSE or VHI?

In the previous week, Trinseo and Trinseo both had 1 articles in the media. Valhi's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Trinseo's score of 0.00 indicating that Valhi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trinseo	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Valhi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TSE or VHI?

Trinseo has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valhi has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Valhi beats Trinseo on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.