PureCycle Technologies (PCT) Competitors $6.85 +0.55 (+8.73%) As of 04/24/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PCT vs. ESI, AVNT, MEOH, CC, PRM, BAK, UAN, NGVT, TROX, and WLKPShould you be buying PureCycle Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PureCycle Technologies include Element Solutions (ESI), Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Braskem (BAK), CVR Partners (UAN), Ingevity (NGVT), Tronox (TROX), and Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. PureCycle Technologies vs. Element Solutions Avient Methanex Chemours Perimeter Solutions Braskem CVR Partners Ingevity Tronox Westlake Chemical Partners PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT) and Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PCT or ESI? Element Solutions received 34 more outperform votes than PureCycle Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave PureCycle Technologies an outperform vote while only 47.48% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPureCycle TechnologiesOutperform Votes3272.73% Underperform Votes1227.27% Element SolutionsOutperform Votes6647.48% Underperform Votes7352.52% Is PCT or ESI more profitable? Element Solutions has a net margin of 9.94% compared to PureCycle Technologies' net margin of 0.00%. Element Solutions' return on equity of 14.68% beat PureCycle Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PureCycle TechnologiesN/A -52.63% -20.69% Element Solutions 9.94%14.68%7.08% Does the media prefer PCT or ESI? In the previous week, Element Solutions had 16 more articles in the media than PureCycle Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Element Solutions and 9 mentions for PureCycle Technologies. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat PureCycle Technologies' score of 0.73 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PureCycle Technologies 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Element Solutions 11 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, PCT or ESI? PureCycle Technologies has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Element Solutions has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in PCT or ESI? 63.0% of PureCycle Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Element Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.7% of PureCycle Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PCT or ESI? Element Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than PureCycle Technologies. PureCycle Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Element Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPureCycle TechnologiesN/AN/A-$101.71M-$1.74-3.94Element Solutions$2.46B2.03$118.10M$1.1917.28 Do analysts prefer PCT or ESI? PureCycle Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 82.48%. Element Solutions has a consensus target price of $27.88, indicating a potential upside of 35.58%. Given PureCycle Technologies' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe PureCycle Technologies is more favorable than Element Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PureCycle Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Element Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryElement Solutions beats PureCycle Technologies on 14 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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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 TechnologiesPlastics materials & resins IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.23B$6.21B$7.14B$7.70BDividend YieldN/A3.70%2.65%4.33%P/E Ratio-4.5721.5830.5718.31Price / SalesN/A0.98160.56107.09Price / CashN/A11.8931.6134.62Price / Book2.681.304.814.25Net Income-$101.71M$111.77M$195.43M$247.51M7 Day Performance14.36%10.56%22.55%6.86%1 Month Performance-12.07%-4.41%2.31%-2.95%1 Year Performance35.64%-22.96%9.46%5.17% PureCycle Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCTPureCycle Technologies2.5313 of 5 stars$6.85+8.7%$12.50+82.5%+38.1%$1.23BN/A-4.57120Options VolumeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeESIElement Solutions4.8643 of 5 stars$18.86+3.3%$29.38+55.8%-13.7%$4.57B$2.46B18.495,300Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpAVNTAvient4.8614 of 5 stars$31.78+2.1%$48.60+52.9%-22.1%$2.91B$3.24B17.379,700Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsMEOHMethanex4.7279 of 5 stars$27.21+2.1%$51.63+89.7%-35.2%$1.83B$3.72B11.781,300Upcoming EarningsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCCChemours3.7168 of 5 stars$11.55+2.4%$22.00+90.5%-54.1%$1.73B$5.78B20.266,600Positive NewsPRMPerimeter Solutions3.9972 of 5 stars$9.99+0.2%$16.00+60.2%+46.9%$1.50B$560.97M-71.35240News CoveragePositive NewsBAKBraskem2.3698 of 5 stars$3.49+2.6%$9.75+179.4%-53.6%$1.39B$77.41B-0.988,310Positive NewsGap UpUANCVR Partners2.8651 of 5 stars$72.35+0.5%N/A+2.7%$1.24B$525.32M12.56300Upcoming EarningsInsider TradePositive NewsNGVTIngevity3.0607 of 5 stars$31.74-0.7%$53.83+69.6%-31.8%$1.16B$1.41B-2.682,050Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsTROXTronox4.3847 of 5 stars$5.46+4.4%$12.93+136.8%-67.6%$862.34M$3.07B-17.616,610Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners3.1962 of 5 stars$22.36-0.5%N/A+7.6%$787.94M$1.14B12.78150Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Element Solutions Alternatives Avient Alternatives Methanex Alternatives Chemours Alternatives Perimeter Solutions Alternatives Braskem Alternatives CVR Partners Alternatives Ingevity Alternatives Tronox Alternatives Westlake Chemical Partners 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 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAltucher: Turn $900 into $108,000 in just 12 months?We are entering the final Trump Bump of our lives. 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