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Methanex (MEOH) Competitors

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$47.12 +1.08 (+2.35%)
(As of 12/17/2024 05:46 PM ET)

MEOH vs. AXTA, CSWI, ESI, ICL, ALTM, CC, PCT, BAK, PRM, and NGVT

Should you be buying Methanex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Methanex include Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), CSW Industrials (CSWI), Element Solutions (ESI), ICL Group (ICL), Arcadium Lithium (ALTM), Chemours (CC), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Braskem (BAK), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), and Ingevity (NGVT). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.

Methanex vs.

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) and Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Methanex has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Axalta Coating Systems had 4 more articles in the media than Methanex. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems and 5 mentions for Methanex. Axalta Coating Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Methanex's score of 0.88 indicating that Axalta Coating Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Methanex
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Axalta Coating Systems
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Axalta Coating Systems has a net margin of 6.22% compared to Methanex's net margin of 4.12%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 24.92% beat Methanex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Methanex4.12% 9.04% 3.16%
Axalta Coating Systems 6.22%24.92%6.25%

73.5% of Methanex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Methanex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by company 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.

Axalta Coating Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Methanex. Methanex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Axalta Coating Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Methanex$3.69B0.86$174.14M$2.1422.02
Axalta Coating Systems$5.26B1.51$267.40M$1.4824.59

Methanex presently has a consensus price target of $57.25, indicating a potential upside of 21.50%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus price target of $42.45, indicating a potential upside of 16.67%. Given Methanex's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Methanex is more favorable than Axalta Coating Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Methanex
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Axalta Coating Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

Methanex received 245 more outperform votes than Axalta Coating Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.92% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote while only 63.50% of users gave Axalta Coating Systems an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
MethanexOutperform Votes
767
63.92%
Underperform Votes
433
36.08%
Axalta Coating SystemsOutperform Votes
522
63.50%
Underperform Votes
300
36.50%

Summary

Axalta Coating Systems beats Methanex on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MEOH vs. The Competition

MetricMethanexIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.18B$2.67B$2.74B$9.31B
Dividend Yield1.61%3.47%5.25%4.06%
P/E Ratio22.0215.66118.2517.54
Price / Sales0.86687.02806,129.50140.34
Price / Cash5.8229.9123.4537.95
Price / Book1.461.573.384.92
Net Income$174.14M$8.51M$150.39M$225.78M
7 Day Performance0.06%-3.62%-2.74%-1.58%
1 Month Performance6.92%-3.05%4.98%6.67%
1 Year Performance0.26%-16.32%20.37%22.48%

Methanex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MEOH
Methanex
4.3786 of 5 stars
$47.12
+2.3%
$57.25
+21.5%
+2.1%$3.18B$3.69B22.021,451Positive News
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems
4.6977 of 5 stars
$37.90
-0.9%
$42.45
+12.0%
+7.5%$8.26B$5.18B25.8312,000Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
CSWI
CSW Industrials
4.7672 of 5 stars
$393.79
+1.3%
$437.50
+11.1%
+86.6%$6.62B$792.84M52.812,600Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
ESI
Element Solutions
4.4742 of 5 stars
$26.89
-1.5%
$31.40
+16.8%
+19.4%$6.51B$2.33B24.595,300Analyst Forecast
Positive News
ICL
ICL Group
2.236 of 5 stars
$4.95
-2.9%
$4.00
-19.2%
-2.0%$6.50B$6.93B15.9713,350Positive News
ALTM
Arcadium Lithium
3.3911 of 5 stars
$5.13
-0.2%
$11.00
+114.4%
N/A$5.52B$1.21B19.001,470Short Interest ↓
CC
Chemours
4.1943 of 5 stars
$18.99
-0.3%
$24.88
+31.0%
-40.2%$2.84B$6.03B38.086,200Positive News
Gap Up
PCT
PureCycle Technologies
0.5595 of 5 stars
$12.08
+2.8%
$10.60
-12.3%
+135.5%$2.10BN/A-7.83146News Coverage
BAK
Braskem
2.8239 of 5 stars
$4.21
-1.4%
$9.75
+131.6%
-39.3%$1.90B$74.95B-1.208,310
PRM
Perimeter Solutions
2.6224 of 5 stars
$12.96
+1.1%
$14.50
+11.9%
+196.6%$1.90B$322.11M0.00240Positive News
NGVT
Ingevity
3.1913 of 5 stars
$45.74
-0.2%
$52.17
+14.1%
-5.2%$1.66B$1.48B-2.931,700

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This page (NASDAQ:MEOH) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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