Ecovyst (ECVT) Competitors

Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) and Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor ECVT or MEOH?

In the previous week, Methanex had 9 more articles in the media than Ecovyst. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Methanex and 3 mentions for Ecovyst. Ecovyst's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Methanex's score of 0.48 indicating that Ecovyst is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ecovyst	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Methanex	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend ECVT or MEOH?

Ecovyst presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.81%. Methanex has a consensus price target of $60.63, indicating a potential upside of 68.45%. Given Methanex's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Methanex is more favorable than Ecovyst.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ecovyst	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ECVT or MEOH?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ecovyst	$704.49M	1.09	$71.15M	-$0.06	-109.07
Methanex	$3.72B	0.65	$163.99M	$2.31	15.58

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ECVT or MEOH?

86.7% of Ecovyst shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Ecovyst shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Methanex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ECVT or MEOH more profitable?

Ecovyst has a net margin of 7.74% compared to Methanex's net margin of 4.41%. Methanex's return on equity of 10.97% beat Ecovyst's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ecovyst	7.74%	7.07%	2.76%
Methanex	4.41%	10.97%	3.89%

Which has more volatility & risk, ECVT or MEOH?

Ecovyst has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ECVT or MEOH?

Methanex received 749 more outperform votes than Ecovyst when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.72% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Ecovyst an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ecovyst	Outperform Votes 22 50.00%	Underperform Votes 22 50.00%
Methanex	Outperform Votes 771 63.72%	Underperform Votes 439 36.28%

Summary

Methanex beats Ecovyst on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.