ChampionX (CHX) Competitors

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) and ChampionX (NASDAQ:CHX) are both business services 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 SYM or CHX?

In the previous week, ChampionX had 6 more articles in the media than Symbotic. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for ChampionX and 7 mentions for Symbotic. ChampionX's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Symbotic's score of 1.45 indicating that ChampionX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Symbotic	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ChampionX	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, SYM or CHX?

ChampionX has higher revenue and earnings than Symbotic. Symbotic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ChampionX, 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
Symbotic	$1.91B	6.61	-$13.49M	-$0.07	-307.29
ChampionX	$3.63B	1.58	$320.27M	$1.65	18.27

Which has more risk and volatility, SYM or CHX?

Symbotic has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ChampionX has a beta of 2.28, meaning that its stock price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SYM or CHX more profitable?

ChampionX has a net margin of 8.81% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.38%. ChampionX's return on equity of 19.84% beat Symbotic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Symbotic	-0.38%	5.11%	1.23%
ChampionX	8.81%	19.84%	10.40%

Do analysts prefer SYM or CHX?

Symbotic presently has a consensus price target of $38.20, indicating a potential upside of 77.59%. ChampionX has a consensus price target of $41.33, indicating a potential upside of 37.09%. Given Symbotic's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Symbotic is more favorable than ChampionX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Symbotic	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
ChampionX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SYM or CHX?

99.0% of ChampionX shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Symbotic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of ChampionX 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 SYM or CHX?

Symbotic received 37 more outperform votes than ChampionX when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.06% of users gave ChampionX an outperform vote while only 51.22% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Symbotic	Outperform Votes 63 51.22%	Underperform Votes 60 48.78%
ChampionX	Outperform Votes 26 53.06%	Underperform Votes 23 46.94%

Summary

ChampionX beats Symbotic on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.