Venator Materials (VNTR) Competitors $11.00 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/20/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock VNTR vs. CE, TMC, USAR, SXT, NP, SAND, CBT, HWKN, PRM, and FULShould you be buying Venator Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Venator Materials include Celanese (CE), TMC the metals (TMC), USA Rare Earth (USAR), Sensient Technologies (SXT), Neptune Insurance (NP), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), Cabot (CBT), Hawkins (HWKN), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), and H. B. Fuller (FUL). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Venator Materials vs. Its Competitors Celanese TMC the metals USA Rare Earth Sensient Technologies Neptune Insurance Sandstorm Gold Cabot Hawkins Perimeter Solutions H. B. Fuller Celanese (NYSE:CE) and Venator Materials (NYSE:VNTR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media prefer CE or VNTR? In the previous week, Celanese had 10 more articles in the media than Venator Materials. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Celanese and 1 mentions for Venator Materials. Celanese's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Venator Materials' score of 0.24 indicating that Celanese is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Celanese 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Venator Materials 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate CE or VNTR? Celanese presently has a consensus target price of $56.11, indicating a potential upside of 34.60%. Given Celanese's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Celanese is more favorable than Venator Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Celanese 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Venator Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, CE or VNTR? Celanese has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Venator Materials has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CE or VNTR? 98.9% of Celanese shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.0% of Venator Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Celanese shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.7% of Venator Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CE or VNTR? Venator Materials has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Celanese. Venator Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celanese, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCelanese$9.94B0.46-$1.52B-$14.82-2.81Venator Materials$2.17B0.54-$188M-$1.74-6.32 Is CE or VNTR more profitable? Venator Materials has a net margin of -8.65% compared to Celanese's net margin of -16.30%. Celanese's return on equity of 10.48% beat Venator Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Celanese-16.30% 10.48% 2.70% Venator Materials -8.65%-8.18%-1.70% SummaryCelanese beats Venator Materials on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Venator Materials News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VNTR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VNTR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VNTR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVenator MaterialsIndustrial inorganic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.18B$1.18B$3.67B$21.96BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.06%3.62%P/E Ratio-6.32N/A21.2532.78Price / Sales0.540.5423,294.0860.55Price / Cash0.4114.6024.3418.06Price / Book3.792.896.974.68Net Income-$188M-$112.33M$148.62M$1.02B7 Day PerformanceN/A3.79%-3.97%0.14%1 Month PerformanceN/A52.80%8.15%0.32%1 Year PerformanceN/A-48.95%60.01%11.16% Venator Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VNTRVenator MaterialsN/A$11.00flatN/AN/A$1.18B$2.17B-6.323,685News CoverageCECelanese4.0858 of 5 stars$40.03-0.3%$56.22+40.4%-69.9%$4.38B$10.28B-2.7012,163Dividend AnnouncementTMCTMC the metals1.6387 of 5 stars$10.48-2.0%$7.33-30.0%+721.6%$4.20BN/A-27.9230USARUSA Rare Earth3.0017 of 5 stars$36.01-6.9%$26.00-27.8%N/A$4.10BN/A0.00N/ATrending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSXTSensient Technologies3.9815 of 5 stars$93.62+0.0%$110.00+17.5%+23.1%$3.98B$1.56B29.584,014Positive NewsNPNeptune Insurance0.4461 of 5 stars$27.94-1.5%N/A-21.9%$3.86B$136.74M-17.0460SANDSandstorm Gold1.7867 of 5 stars$12.62+1.3%$10.15-19.5%+101.9%$3.73B$176.28M105.3320News CoverageShort Interest ↑CBTCabot4.745 of 5 stars$67.09-3.6%$85.00+26.7%-38.4%$3.58B$3.99B8.804,200Positive NewsHWKNHawkins3.0564 of 5 stars$171.05-1.7%$162.50-5.0%+29.0%$3.56B$974.43M42.041,035Positive NewsPRMPerimeter Solutions3.8253 of 5 stars$22.02-0.7%$25.00+13.6%+64.5%$3.22B$609.32M51.15240Gap UpFULH. B. Fuller4.5937 of 5 stars$57.91-0.1%$65.75+13.5%-25.3%$3.13B$3.57B31.317,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Celanese Competitors TMC the metals Competitors USA Rare Earth Competitors Sensient Technologies Competitors Neptune Insurance Competitors Sandstorm Gold Competitors Cabot Competitors Hawkins Competitors Perimeter Solutions Competitors H. B. Fuller Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VNTR) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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