Valhi (VHI) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VHI or NGVT?

3.8% of Valhi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ingevity shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Valhi shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Ingevity 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VHI or NGVT?

Ingevity received 147 more outperform votes than Valhi when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.53% of users gave Ingevity an outperform vote while only 63.17% of users gave Valhi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valhi	Outperform Votes 235 63.17%	Underperform Votes 137 36.83%
Ingevity	Outperform Votes 382 64.53%	Underperform Votes 210 35.47%

Does the media prefer VHI or NGVT?

In the previous week, Ingevity had 2 more articles in the media than Valhi. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ingevity and 1 mentions for Valhi. Ingevity's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Valhi's score of 0.67 indicating that Ingevity is being referred to more favorably in the news 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
Ingevity	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer VHI or NGVT?

Valhi presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 23.32%. Ingevity has a consensus price target of $52.75, indicating a potential upside of 24.74%. Given Ingevity's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ingevity 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
Ingevity	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk & volatility, VHI or NGVT?

Valhi has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingevity has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VHI or NGVT more profitable?

Valhi has a net margin of 4.29% compared to Ingevity's net margin of -30.60%. Ingevity's return on equity of 41.44% beat Valhi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valhi	4.29%	6.90%	3.36%
Ingevity	-30.60%	41.44%	5.76%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VHI or NGVT?

Valhi has higher revenue and earnings than Ingevity. Ingevity 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	3.82
Ingevity	$1.35B	1.14	-$355.17M	-$9.74	-4.34

Summary

Ingevity beats Valhi on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.