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AdvanSix (ASIX) Competitors

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$28.05 -0.22 (-0.78%)
(As of 12/20/2024 04:32 PM ET)

ASIX vs. MEOH, CC, PCT, PRM, BAK, TROX, NGVT, UAN, ECVT, and WLKP

Should you be buying AdvanSix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AdvanSix include Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Braskem (BAK), Tronox (TROX), Ingevity (NGVT), CVR Partners (UAN), 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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and dividends.

AdvanSix has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, AdvanSix had 2 more articles in the media than Methanex. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for AdvanSix and 3 mentions for Methanex. AdvanSix's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Methanex's score of 0.66 indicating that AdvanSix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AdvanSix
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Methanex
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

AdvanSix presently has a consensus target price of $39.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.82%. Methanex has a consensus target price of $57.25, indicating a potential upside of 23.44%. Given AdvanSix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Methanex.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AdvanSix
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Methanex
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

Methanex received 515 more outperform votes than AdvanSix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.28% of users gave AdvanSix an outperform vote while only 63.92% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AdvanSixOutperform Votes
252
65.28%
Underperform Votes
134
34.72%
MethanexOutperform Votes
767
63.92%
Underperform Votes
433
36.08%

Methanex has a net margin of 4.12% compared to AdvanSix's net margin of 2.46%. Methanex's return on equity of 9.04% beat AdvanSix's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AdvanSix2.46% 5.59% 2.78%
Methanex 4.12%9.04%3.16%

Methanex has higher revenue and earnings than AdvanSix. AdvanSix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Methanex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AdvanSix$1.57B0.48$54.62M$1.4119.89
Methanex$3.69B0.85$174.14M$2.1421.67

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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. AdvanSix pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Methanex pays out 34.6% 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.

Summary

Methanex beats AdvanSix on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ASIX vs. The Competition

MetricAdvanSixPlastics materials & resins IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$755.69M$7.90B$2.81B$19.18B
Dividend Yield2.23%2.51%5.22%3.59%
P/E Ratio19.8926.27111.9841.28
Price / Sales0.481.29782,614.3317.59
Price / Cash6.7310.3824.1421.28
Price / Book1.021.733.395.32
Net Income$54.62M$234.47M$152.93M$989.88M
7 Day Performance-9.37%-9.28%-2.91%-3.54%
1 Month Performance-9.98%-7.72%1.38%-3.68%
1 Year Performance-8.60%-4.63%17.74%12.14%

AdvanSix Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASIX
AdvanSix
4.6634 of 5 stars
$28.05
-0.8%
$39.50
+40.8%
-7.0%$755.69M$1.57B19.891,450High Trading Volume
MEOH
Methanex
4.2198 of 5 stars
$45.98
+0.6%
$57.25
+24.5%
-3.0%$3.10B$3.69B21.361,451Ex-Dividend
Positive News
CC
Chemours
4.1163 of 5 stars
$18.68
-1.9%
$24.88
+33.2%
-41.5%$2.79B$6.03B38.086,200
PCT
PureCycle Technologies
1.1771 of 5 stars
$11.95
+1.7%
$10.60
-11.3%
+194.8%$2.07BN/A-7.83146
PRM
Perimeter Solutions
2.3354 of 5 stars
$12.84
+0.2%
$14.50
+12.9%
+197.2%$1.88B$322.11M0.00240Positive News
BAK
Braskem
2.3955 of 5 stars
$4.11
-3.7%
$9.75
+137.2%
-50.2%$1.86B$74.95B-1.208,310
TROX
Tronox
3.9662 of 5 stars
$10.43
-1.8%
$18.00
+72.6%
-25.3%$1.65B$2.85B-22.126,500Positive News
NGVT
Ingevity
3.7688 of 5 stars
$44.96
-1.9%
$52.17
+16.0%
-10.3%$1.63B$1.48B-2.931,700
UAN
CVR Partners
2.4122 of 5 stars
$74.99
-0.2%
N/A+5.4%$1.28B$527.39M15.12310Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
News Coverage
Positive News
ECVT
Ecovyst
4.3387 of 5 stars
$7.65
+2.3%
$10.75
+40.5%
-22.8%$891.30M$691.10M16.26880Analyst Forecast
Positive News
WLKP
Westlake Chemical Partners
3.701 of 5 stars
$23.35
-2.4%
N/A+1.7%$822.85M$1.19B13.67150

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This page (NYSE:ASIX) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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