ASIX vs. MEOH, CC, NGVT, BAK, PRM, PCT, UAN, TROX, WLKP, and ECVT
Should you be buying AdvanSix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AdvanSix include Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Ingevity (NGVT), Braskem (BAK), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), CVR Partners (UAN), Tronox (TROX), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), and Ecovyst (ECVT). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.
AdvanSix vs.
Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) and AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
73.5% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of AdvanSix shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Methanex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Methanex had 10 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Methanex and 7 mentions for AdvanSix. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat AdvanSix's score of 0.35 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Methanex has a net margin of 4.41% compared to AdvanSix's net margin of 2.91%. Methanex's return on equity of 10.97% beat AdvanSix's return on equity.
Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Methanex pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AdvanSix pays out 39.8% 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 presently has a consensus target price of $60.63, indicating a potential upside of 64.43%. AdvanSix has a consensus target price of $36.67, indicating a potential upside of 61.96%. Given Methanex's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Methanex is more favorable than AdvanSix.
Methanex has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AdvanSix has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Methanex received 518 more outperform votes than AdvanSix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.04% of users gave AdvanSix an outperform vote while only 63.72% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote.
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.
Summary
Methanex beats AdvanSix on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ASIX) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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