ALTM vs. MTX, TROX, KRO, LXU, VHI, LXFR, NL, HGAS, LIN, and APD
Should you be buying Altus Midstream stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Altus Midstream include Minerals Technologies (MTX), Tronox (TROX), Kronos Worldwide (KRO), LSB Industries (LXU), Valhi (VHI), Luxfer (LXFR), NL Industries (NL), Global Gas (HGAS), Linde (LIN), and Air Products and Chemicals (APD). These companies are all part of the "industrial inorganic chemicals" industry.
Altus Midstream vs.
Altus Midstream (NASDAQ:ALTM) and Minerals Technologies (NYSE:MTX) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.
Minerals Technologies received 207 more outperform votes than Altus Midstream when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.87% of users gave Minerals Technologies an outperform vote while only 29.17% of users gave Altus Midstream an outperform vote.
Altus Midstream has a net margin of 17.22% compared to Minerals Technologies' net margin of 7.20%. Minerals Technologies' return on equity of 11.27% beat Altus Midstream's return on equity.
Altus Midstream has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Minerals Technologies. Minerals Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altus Midstream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Altus Midstream has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Minerals Technologies has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
27.0% of Altus Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Minerals Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Altus Midstream shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Minerals Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Minerals Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Altus Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Minerals Technologies and 0 mentions for Altus Midstream. Minerals Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Altus Midstream's score of 0.00 indicating that Minerals Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Altus Midstream presently has a consensus price target of $5.20, indicating a potential downside of 9.57%. Minerals Technologies has a consensus price target of $103.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.72%. Given Minerals Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Minerals Technologies is more favorable than Altus Midstream.
Summary
Minerals Technologies beats Altus Midstream on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ALTM) was last updated on 2/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
