Venator Materials (VNTR) Competitors

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) and Venator Materials (NYSE:VNTR) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

Does the media refer more to APD or VNTR?

In the previous week, Air Products and Chemicals had 26 more articles in the media than Venator Materials. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Air Products and Chemicals and 2 mentions for Venator Materials. Air Products and Chemicals' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Venator Materials' score of 0.19 indicating that Air Products and Chemicals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Air Products and Chemicals	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Venator Materials	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, APD or VNTR?

Air Products and Chemicals has higher revenue and earnings than Venator Materials. Venator Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air Products and Chemicals, 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
Air Products and Chemicals	$12.02B	4.98	$3.83B	$6.88	39.11
Venator Materials	$2.17B	9.85	-$188M	-$1.74	-114.94

Which has more risk and volatility, APD or VNTR?

Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less 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.

Is APD or VNTR more profitable?

Air Products and Chemicals has a net margin of 31.88% compared to Venator Materials' net margin of -8.65%. Air Products and Chemicals' return on equity of 15.78% beat Venator Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Air Products and Chemicals	31.88%	15.78%	7.29%
Venator Materials	-8.65%	-8.18%	-1.70%

Do analysts prefer APD or VNTR?

Air Products and Chemicals presently has a consensus price target of $330.38, indicating a potential upside of 22.79%. Given Air Products and Chemicals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Air Products and Chemicals is more favorable than Venator Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Air Products and Chemicals	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Venator Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of APD or VNTR?

81.7% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.0% of Venator Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.7% of Venator Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer APD or VNTR?

Air Products and Chemicals received 225 more outperform votes than Venator Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.69% of users gave Air Products and Chemicals an outperform vote while only 59.70% of users gave Venator Materials an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Air Products and Chemicals	Outperform Votes 656 64.69%	Underperform Votes 358 35.31%
Venator Materials	Outperform Votes 431 59.70%	Underperform Votes 291 40.30%

Summary

Air Products and Chemicals beats Venator Materials on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.