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Methanex (MEOH) Competitors

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$49.32 -0.53 (-1.06%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

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

Should you be buying Methanex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Methanex include Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), ICL Group (ICL), Arcadium Lithium (ALTM), CSW Industrials (CSWI), Element Solutions (ESI), Avient (AVNT), Chemours (CC), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), and Braskem (BAK). 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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Methanex received 243 more outperform votes than Axalta Coating Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.89% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote while only 63.56% of users gave Axalta Coating Systems an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
MethanexOutperform Votes
768
63.89%
Underperform Votes
434
36.11%
Axalta Coating SystemsOutperform Votes
525
63.56%
Underperform Votes
301
36.44%

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$3.72B0.89$174.14M$2.1423.05
Axalta Coating Systems$5.18B1.53$267.40M$1.4824.51

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%

Methanex has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Methanex presently has a consensus target price of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.60%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.54%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than Methanex.

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)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

73.5% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Methanex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Methanex had 10 more articles in the media than Axalta Coating Systems. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Methanex and 7 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Axalta Coating Systems' score of 0.61 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Axalta Coating Systems beats Methanex on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MEOH vs. The Competition

MetricMethanexIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.32B$2.71B$2.95B$9.14B
Dividend Yield1.55%3.57%5.10%4.04%
P/E Ratio23.0515.64110.1917.33
Price / Sales0.89835.77872,745.12136.49
Price / Cash5.9030.0524.2835.97
Price / Book1.531.623.724.80
Net Income$174.14M$8.85M$152.70M$224.91M
7 Day Performance3.37%-0.13%1.57%1.77%
1 Month Performance4.67%4.27%2.33%2.22%
1 Year Performance13.54%-3.53%26.03%20.67%

Methanex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MEOH
Methanex
4.3971 of 5 stars
$49.32
-1.1%
$58.00
+17.6%
+13.5%$3.32B$3.72B23.051,451Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems
4.6735 of 5 stars
$34.07
+1.0%
$43.18
+26.7%
+11.3%$7.43B$5.26B23.0212,000Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
ICL
ICL Group
2.1317 of 5 stars
$5.47
+5.2%
$4.00
-26.9%
+36.1%$7.19B$6.93B17.6513,350Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
ALTM
Arcadium Lithium
2.1238 of 5 stars
$5.69
+0.5%
$11.00
+93.3%
+7.4%$6.12B$1.21B21.071,470Short Interest ↑
CSWI
CSW Industrials
4.1435 of 5 stars
$361.90
-0.1%
$421.33
+16.4%
+83.2%$6.09B$839.93M49.172,400Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
News Coverage
ESI
Element Solutions
4.6065 of 5 stars
$25.08
-1.2%
$31.40
+25.2%
+19.2%$6.07B$2.41B22.595,300Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
AVNT
Avient
4.9387 of 5 stars
$39.74
+4.1%
$55.50
+39.7%
+15.8%$3.63B$3.21B24.539,700Short Interest ↓
Positive News
CC
Chemours
3.9684 of 5 stars
$18.49
+4.8%
$23.75
+28.4%
-32.6%$2.76B$5.75B36.986,200Analyst Revision
News Coverage
PRM
Perimeter Solutions
1.2994 of 5 stars
$12.81
+1.4%
$14.50
+13.2%
+237.6%$1.87B$534.19M-11.34240Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
PCT
PureCycle Technologies
2.1781 of 5 stars
$9.59
-1.1%
$12.50
+30.3%
+196.6%$1.66BN/A-6.39146Gap Down
BAK
Braskem
2.7398 of 5 stars
$3.77
+1.1%
$9.75
+158.6%
-42.8%$1.50B$74.95B-1.068,310Short Interest ↓
News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:MEOH) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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