ASIX vs. MEOH, CC, BAK, PRM, NGVT, PCT, UAN, TROX, ECVT, and WLKP
Should you be buying AdvanSix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AdvanSix include Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Braskem (BAK), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Ingevity (NGVT), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), CVR Partners (UAN), Tronox (TROX), Ecovyst (ECVT), and Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.
AdvanSix vs.
AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) and Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. AdvanSix pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Methanex pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Methanex has higher revenue and earnings than AdvanSix. Methanex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AdvanSix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Methanex had 3 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Methanex and 6 mentions for AdvanSix. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat AdvanSix's score of 0.82 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Methanex received 518 more outperform votes than AdvanSix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.28% of users gave AdvanSix an outperform vote while only 63.74% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote.
Methanex has a net margin of 4.41% compared to AdvanSix's net margin of 2.46%. Methanex's return on equity of 10.97% beat AdvanSix's return on equity.
AdvanSix has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
AdvanSix currently has a consensus price target of $39.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.64%. Methanex has a consensus price target of $62.25, suggesting a potential upside of 40.64%. Given Methanex's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Methanex is more favorable than AdvanSix.
86.4% of AdvanSix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Methanex shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Methanex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Methanex beats AdvanSix on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ASIX) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
