Valhi (VHI) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CC or VHI?

In the previous week, Chemours had 18 more articles in the media than Valhi. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Chemours and 6 mentions for Valhi. Chemours' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Valhi's score of -0.23 indicating that Chemours is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chemours	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Valhi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CC or VHI a better dividend stock?

Chemours pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Valhi pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Chemours pays out -12.5% 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. Chemours is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate CC or VHI?

Chemours presently has a consensus target price of $17.38, indicating a potential upside of 42.53%. Valhi has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 22.56%. Given Chemours' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Chemours is more favorable than Valhi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chemours	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Valhi	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has more volatility & risk, CC or VHI?

Chemours has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valhi has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

76.3% of Chemours shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Valhi shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Chemours shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Valhi shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CC or VHI more profitable?

Valhi has a net margin of 4.69% compared to Chemours' net margin of -7.19%. Chemours' return on equity of 35.14% beat Valhi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chemours	-7.19%	35.14%	2.45%
Valhi	4.69%	7.08%	3.53%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CC or VHI?

Valhi has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chemours. Chemours 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
Chemours	$5.78B	0.32	$86M	-$2.80	-4.35
Valhi	$2.10B	0.21	$108M	$4.10	3.78

Summary

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