Venator Materials (VNTRQ) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer VNTRQ or VNTR?

In the previous week, Venator Materials had 1 more articles in the media than Venator Materials. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Venator Materials and 0 mentions for Venator Materials. Venator Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Venator Materials' score of -0.44 indicating that Venator Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Venator Materials	Neutral
Venator Materials	Neutral

Is VNTRQ or VNTR more profitable?

Venator Materials has a net margin of -8.65% compared to Venator Materials' net margin of -18.19%. Venator Materials' return on equity of -8.18% beat Venator Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Venator Materials	-18.19%	-47.15%	-8.22%
Venator Materials	-8.65%	-8.18%	-1.70%

Which has better earnings & valuation, VNTRQ or VNTR?

Venator Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Venator Materials, 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
Venator Materials	$2.17B	30.78	-$188M	-$3.28	-190.55
Venator Materials	$2.17B	30.78	-$188M	-$1.74	-359.20

Do analysts prefer VNTRQ or VNTR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Venator Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Venator Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, VNTRQ or VNTR?

Venator Materials has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Venator Materials has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VNTRQ or VNTR?

0.5% of Venator Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.0% of Venator Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 41.7% of Venator Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.7% of Venator Materials shares are held 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 MarketBeat Community believe in VNTRQ or VNTR?

Venator Materials received 431 more outperform votes than Venator Materials when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Venator Materials	N/A	N/A
Venator Materials	Outperform Votes 431 59.70%	Underperform Votes 291 40.30%

Summary

Venator Materials beats Venator Materials on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.