Trinseo (TSE) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VHI or TSE?

Valhi has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Valhi	$2.11B	0.21	-$12.10M	$4.10	3.88
Trinseo	$3.39B	0.04	-$348.50M	-$9.94	-0.34

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VHI or TSE?

Trinseo received 113 more outperform votes than Valhi when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.17% of users gave Valhi an outperform vote while only 60.42% of users gave Trinseo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valhi	Outperform Votes 235 63.17%	Underperform Votes 137 36.83%
Trinseo	Outperform Votes 348 60.42%	Underperform Votes 228 39.58%

Does the media prefer VHI or TSE?

In the previous week, Valhi and Valhi both had 1 articles in the media. Valhi's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Trinseo's score of 0.62 indicating that Valhi is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

3.8% of Valhi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Trinseo shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Valhi shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Trinseo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, VHI or TSE?

Valhi has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinseo has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VHI or TSE a better dividend stock?

Valhi pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Trinseo pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Valhi pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinseo pays out -0.4% 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.

Is VHI or TSE more profitable?

Valhi has a net margin of 4.29% compared to Trinseo's net margin of -9.92%. Valhi's return on equity of 6.90% beat Trinseo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valhi	4.29%	6.90%	3.36%
Trinseo	-9.92%	N/A	-9.59%

Do analysts rate VHI or TSE?

Valhi presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 24.58%. 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
Valhi	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Trinseo	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Valhi beats Trinseo on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.