Valhi (VHI) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer VHI or BAK?

In the previous week, Braskem had 5 more articles in the media than Valhi. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Braskem and 0 mentions for Valhi. Braskem's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Valhi's score of 0.30 indicating that Braskem is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Valhi	Neutral
Braskem	Positive

Do analysts recommend VHI or BAK?

Valhi presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.32%. Braskem has a consensus target price of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 164.95%. Given Braskem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Braskem is more favorable than Valhi.

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
Braskem	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VHI or BAK?

Valhi received 169 more outperform votes than Braskem when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.41% of users gave Valhi an outperform vote while only 53.28% of users gave Braskem an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valhi	Outperform Votes 234 63.41%	Underperform Votes 135 36.59%
Braskem	Outperform Votes 65 53.28%	Underperform Votes 57 46.72%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VHI or BAK?

Valhi has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Braskem. Braskem 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	$2.10B	0.24	-$12.10M	$3.78	4.63
Braskem	$77.41B	0.02	-$917.17M	-$5.17	-0.71

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VHI or BAK?

3.8% of Valhi shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Valhi shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Braskem shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is VHI or BAK a better dividend stock?

Valhi pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Braskem pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.1%. Valhi pays out 8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Braskem pays out -12.2% 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. Braskem is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, VHI or BAK?

Valhi has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Braskem has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VHI or BAK more profitable?

Valhi has a net margin of 4.29% compared to Braskem's net margin of -9.88%. Valhi's return on equity of 6.90% beat Braskem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valhi	4.29%	6.90%	3.36%
Braskem	-9.88%	-439.59%	-4.12%

Summary

Valhi beats Braskem on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.