Croda International - COIHY Competitors

Croda International (OTCMKTS:COIHY) and Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer COIHY or YARIY?

Yara International ASA received 132 more outperform votes than Croda International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.95% of users gave Yara International ASA an outperform vote while only 53.23% of users gave Croda International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Croda International	Outperform Votes 107 53.23%	Underperform Votes 94 46.77%
Yara International ASA	Outperform Votes 239 53.95%	Underperform Votes 204 46.05%

Is COIHY or YARIY a better dividend stock?

Croda International pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Yara International ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Yara International ASA pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is COIHY or YARIY more profitable?

Yara International ASA has a net margin of 11.55% compared to Croda International's net margin of 0.00%. Yara International ASA's return on equity of 35.52% beat Croda International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Croda International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yara International ASA	11.55%	35.52%	15.41%

Do analysts rate COIHY or YARIY?

Croda International currently has a consensus price target of $6,116.00, indicating a potential upside of 15,149.97%. Given Croda International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Croda International is more favorable than Yara International ASA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Croda International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Yara International ASA	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in COIHY or YARIY?

0.0% of Croda International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Yara International ASA shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer COIHY or YARIY?

In the previous week, Croda International and Croda International both had 2 articles in the media. Yara International ASA's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Croda International's score of 0.00 indicating that Yara International ASA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Croda International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Yara International ASA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, COIHY or YARIY?

Yara International ASA has higher revenue and earnings than Croda International.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Croda International	$2.58 billion	4.33	$803.31 million	N/A	N/A
Yara International ASA	$24.05 billion	0.46	$2.78 billion	$5.46	3.98

Which has more risk & volatility, COIHY or YARIY?

Croda International has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yara International ASA has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Yara International ASA beats Croda International on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.