PCT vs. ESI, ALTM, CSWI, AVNT, MEOH, CC, BAK, NGVT, PRM, and UAN
Should you be buying PureCycle Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PureCycle Technologies include Element Solutions (ESI), Arcadium Lithium (ALTM), CSW Industrials (CSWI), Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Braskem (BAK), Ingevity (NGVT), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), and CVR Partners (UAN). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.
PureCycle Technologies vs.
Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) and PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
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.
Element Solutions received 27 more outperform votes than PureCycle Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave PureCycle Technologies an outperform vote while only 45.04% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote.
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.
92.3% of Element Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by 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, Element Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than PureCycle Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Element Solutions and 12 mentions for PureCycle Technologies. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat PureCycle Technologies' score of 0.22 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Element Solutions has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PureCycle Technologies has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Element Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $30.14, indicating a potential upside of 16.67%. PureCycle Technologies has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.68%. Given PureCycle Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PureCycle Technologies is more favorable than Element Solutions.
Summary
Element Solutions beats PureCycle Technologies on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PCT) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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