Valhi (VHI) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate UAN or VHI?

Valhi has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 27.95%. Given Valhi's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Valhi is more favorable than CVR Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVR Partners	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

Is UAN or VHI more profitable?

CVR Partners has a net margin of 15.27% compared to Valhi's net margin of 4.69%. CVR Partners' return on equity of 29.35% beat Valhi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVR Partners	15.27%	29.35%	8.76%
Valhi	4.69%	7.02%	3.53%

Does the media refer more to UAN or VHI?

In the previous week, Valhi had 2 more articles in the media than CVR Partners. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Valhi and 1 mentions for CVR Partners. CVR Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Valhi's score of 0.00 indicating that CVR Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVR Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Valhi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, UAN or VHI?

Valhi has higher revenue and earnings than CVR Partners. Valhi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVR Partners, 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
CVR Partners	$525.32M	2.93	$60.90M	$8.32	10.79
Valhi	$2.09B	0.23	$108M	$3.43	4.86

Is UAN or VHI a better dividend stock?

CVR Partners pays an annual dividend of $15.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.3%. Valhi pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. CVR Partners pays out 187.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Valhi pays out 9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVR Partners has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CVR Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in UAN or VHI?

43.8% of CVR Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Valhi shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of CVR Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Valhi shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, UAN or VHI?

CVR Partners has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valhi has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CVR Partners beats Valhi on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.