PureCycle Technologies (PCT) Competitors $12.62 -0.79 (-5.89%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.53 -0.09 (-0.71%) As of 08/1/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PCT vs. AXTA, ESI, CSW, AVNT, MEOH, PRM, CC, NGVT, UAN, and BAKShould you be buying PureCycle Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PureCycle Technologies include Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Element Solutions (ESI), CSW Industrials (CSW), Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Chemours (CC), Ingevity (NGVT), CVR Partners (UAN), and Braskem (BAK). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. PureCycle Technologies vs. Its Competitors Axalta Coating Systems Element Solutions CSW Industrials Avient Methanex Perimeter Solutions Chemours Ingevity CVR Partners Braskem PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT) and Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) are both mid-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Is PCT or AXTA more profitable? Axalta Coating Systems has a net margin of 8.58% compared to PureCycle Technologies' net margin of 0.00%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 25.32% beat PureCycle Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PureCycle TechnologiesN/A -81.41% -25.04% Axalta Coating Systems 8.58%25.32%7.05% Do analysts prefer PCT or AXTA? PureCycle Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.95%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus price target of $37.71, suggesting a potential upside of 35.57%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than PureCycle Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PureCycle Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Axalta Coating Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PCT or AXTA? 63.0% of PureCycle Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.7% of PureCycle Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, PCT or AXTA? PureCycle Technologies has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, PCT or AXTA? Axalta Coating Systems has higher revenue and earnings than PureCycle Technologies. PureCycle Technologies 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 RatioPureCycle TechnologiesN/AN/A-$289.14M-$1.17-10.79Axalta Coating Systems$5.28B1.14$391M$2.0413.64 Does the media prefer PCT or AXTA? In the previous week, Axalta Coating Systems had 17 more articles in the media than PureCycle Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems and 4 mentions for PureCycle Technologies. PureCycle Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Axalta Coating Systems' score of 0.54 indicating that PureCycle Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PureCycle Technologies 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Axalta Coating Systems 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAxalta Coating Systems beats PureCycle Technologies on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PureCycle Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PCT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PCT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PCT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPureCycle TechnologiesWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.41B$10.55B$14.85B$9.52BDividend YieldN/A1.30%2.81%4.09%P/E Ratio-10.7939.0424.2223.81Price / SalesN/A8.1160.7666.04Price / CashN/A16.9726.9457.96Price / Book12.133.385.085.54Net Income-$289.14M$221.89M$196.77M$259.28M7 Day Performance-18.05%-6.38%-4.32%-4.64%1 Month Performance-8.62%-4.25%-1.20%4.41%1 Year Performance79.52%5.60%28.86%17.95% PureCycle Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCTPureCycle Technologies1.3912 of 5 stars$12.62-5.9%$12.50-1.0%+69.4%$2.41BN/A-10.79120Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.4388 of 5 stars$29.15-1.3%$38.80+33.1%-24.1%$6.45B$5.28B12.5712,800News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastESIElement Solutions4.1654 of 5 stars$23.75-0.3%$27.13+14.2%-11.5%$5.78B$2.48B19.965,300Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownCSWCSW Industrials3.3107 of 5 stars$282.81-0.3%$347.00+22.7%-22.5%$4.76B$878.30M33.552,600News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownAVNTAvient4.4995 of 5 stars$33.62-1.0%$46.80+39.2%-24.0%$3.11B$3.24B12.779,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionMEOHMethanex4.7034 of 5 stars$33.95-0.9%$45.63+34.4%-27.6%$2.65B$3.72B11.391,415News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPRMPerimeter Solutions3.8352 of 5 stars$16.53-2.0%$18.50+11.9%+45.7%$2.49B$560.97M0.00240Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownCCChemours4.7242 of 5 stars$13.91-1.8%$17.44+25.4%-50.7%$2.12B$5.78B13.896,000Upcoming EarningsGap DownNGVTIngevity2.8978 of 5 stars$45.73-1.5%$55.25+20.8%-5.1%$1.69B$1.41B11.461,600Upcoming EarningsGap DownUANCVR Partners2.0521 of 5 stars$89.360.0%N/A+23.4%$1.53B$525.32M12.53300News CoverageEarnings ReportBAKBraskem1.9289 of 5 stars$3.29flat$9.75+196.4%-49.5%$1.31B$14.36B0.008,382Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Axalta Coating Systems Alternatives Element Solutions Alternatives CSW Industrials Alternatives Avient Alternatives Methanex Alternatives Perimeter Solutions Alternatives Chemours Alternatives Ingevity Alternatives CVR Partners Alternatives Braskem Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PCT) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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