Venator Materials (VNTR) Competitors $6.00 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/24/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock VNTR vs. FCX, APD, VALE, B, WPM, FNV, CCJ, GFI, NUE, and DDShould you be buying Venator Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Venator Materials include Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Air Products and Chemicals (APD), Vale (VALE), Barrick Mining (B), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Cameco (CCJ), Gold Fields (GFI), Nucor (NUE), and DuPont de Nemours (DD). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Venator Materials vs. Its Competitors Freeport-McMoRan Air Products and Chemicals Vale Barrick Mining Wheaton Precious Metals Franco-Nevada Cameco Gold Fields Nucor DuPont de Nemours Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) and Venator Materials (NYSE:VNTR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, FCX or VNTR? Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Venator Materials has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FCX or VNTR more profitable? Freeport-McMoRan has a net margin of 7.45% compared to Venator Materials' net margin of -8.65%. Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity of 7.37% beat Venator Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Freeport-McMoRan7.45% 7.37% 3.87% Venator Materials -8.65%-8.18%-1.70% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FCX or VNTR? Freeport-McMoRan has higher revenue and earnings than Venator Materials. Venator Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freeport-McMoRan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFreeport-McMoRan$25.46B2.02$1.89B$1.3227.16Venator Materials$2.17B0.30-$188M-$1.74-3.45 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FCX or VNTR? 80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.0% of Venator Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.7% of Venator Materials shares are owned by 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. Does the media prefer FCX or VNTR? In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 93 more articles in the media than Venator Materials. MarketBeat recorded 93 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 0 mentions for Venator Materials. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Venator Materials' score of 0.00 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Freeport-McMoRan Neutral Venator Materials Neutral Do analysts prefer FCX or VNTR? Freeport-McMoRan presently has a consensus price target of $46.74, indicating a potential upside of 30.39%. Given Freeport-McMoRan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Freeport-McMoRan is more favorable than Venator Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Freeport-McMoRan 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Venator Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryFreeport-McMoRan beats Venator Materials on 16 of the 17 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. 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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$642M$642M$3.68B$21.54BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.05%3.52%P/E Ratio-3.45N/A162.6529.48Price / Sales0.300.3020,641.8760.48Price / Cash0.4114.6026.0324.33Price / Book2.072.036.914.56Net Income-$188M-$112.33M$149.17M$1.00B7 Day PerformanceN/A6.07%3.76%-0.16%1 Month PerformanceN/A-48.80%13.32%2.45%1 Year PerformanceN/A-49.13%49.86%13.21% Venator Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VNTRVenator MaterialsN/A$6.00flatN/AN/A$642M$2.17B-3.453,685FCXFreeport-McMoRan4.9556 of 5 stars$45.42-0.5%$51.00+12.3%-26.8%$65.61B$25.46B34.6228,500Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeOptions VolumeAPDAir Products and Chemicals4.8442 of 5 stars$290.06+0.2%$335.07+15.5%-10.1%$64.44B$12.06B41.6623,000Positive NewsVALEVale4.1224 of 5 stars$10.88+0.4%$11.71+7.7%-2.4%$49.36B$38.06B8.8464,610Analyst RevisionBBarrick Mining3.798 of 5 stars$28.93-0.4%$24.94-13.8%+65.6%$49.12B$12.92B18.1426,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.0705 of 5 stars$106.60-1.0%$101.44-4.8%+67.6%$48.39B$1.66B61.6240Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFNVFranco-Nevada3.5509 of 5 stars$203.45-0.2%$178.88-12.1%+64.8%$39.21B$1.11B49.9940Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCCJCameco4.0847 of 5 stars$83.22-3.6%$89.55+7.6%+79.9%$36.55B$2.29B96.482,884Positive NewsOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGFIGold Fields3.5514 of 5 stars$38.83flat$26.63-31.4%+150.7%$34.75B$6.56B16.526,560Positive NewsGap UpNUENucor4.8661 of 5 stars$144.20+2.0%$156.80+8.7%-9.3%$32.89B$30.73B25.8732,700DDDuPont de Nemours4.5102 of 5 stars$77.22+0.1%$88.25+14.3%-13.3%$32.50B$12.39B-165.1624,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Freeport-McMoRan Competitors Air Products and Chemicals Competitors Vale Competitors Barrick Mining Competitors Wheaton Precious Metals Competitors Franco-Nevada Competitors Cameco Competitors Gold Fields Competitors Nucor Competitors DuPont de Nemours 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 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy More Investors Are Using Family Trusts to Protect Their WealthFor many investors, a family trust can be an essential tool for protecting assets, avoiding probate, and ensur...SmartAsset | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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