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Ecovyst (ECVT) Competitors

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$7.52 -0.16 (-2.08%)
(As of 12/17/2024 ET)

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

Should you be buying Ecovyst stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ecovyst include Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Braskem (BAK), Tronox (TROX), Ingevity (NGVT), CVR Partners (UAN), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), and AdvanSix (ASIX). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.

Ecovyst vs.

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

Methanex received 748 more outperform votes than Ecovyst when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.92% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote while only 46.34% of users gave Ecovyst an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
MethanexOutperform Votes
767
63.92%
Underperform Votes
433
36.08%
EcovystOutperform Votes
19
46.34%
Underperform Votes
22
53.66%

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

Methanex has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecovyst has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Ecovyst has a net margin of 7.74% compared to Methanex's net margin of 4.12%. Methanex's return on equity of 9.04% beat Ecovyst's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Methanex4.12% 9.04% 3.16%
Ecovyst 7.74%7.07%2.76%

In the previous week, Methanex and Methanex both had 5 articles in the media. Ecovyst's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Methanex's score of 0.88 indicating that Ecovyst is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Methanex currently has a consensus target price of $57.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.50%. Ecovyst has a consensus target price of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 42.95%. Given Ecovyst's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ecovyst is more favorable than Methanex.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Methanex$3.69B0.86$174.14M$2.1422.02
Ecovyst$695.34M1.26$71.15M$0.4616.35

Summary

Methanex beats Ecovyst on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ECVT vs. The Competition

MetricEcovystChemicals & allied products IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$894.80M$5.15B$6.83B$19.67B
Dividend YieldN/A2.64%2.96%3.51%
P/E Ratio16.3517.6845.8543.76
Price / Sales1.2663.52486.0017.40
Price / Cash5.3111.1329.1421.73
Price / Book1.243.505.665.46
Net Income$71.15M$232.63M$125.22M$987.68M
7 Day Performance-2.59%-2.37%2.32%-2.32%
1 Month Performance-6.99%-0.36%8.89%0.63%
1 Year Performance-21.46%4.99%30.28%16.39%

Ecovyst Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ECVT
Ecovyst
4.3924 of 5 stars
$7.52
-2.1%
$10.75
+43.0%
-21.7%$894.80M$695.34M16.35880Short Interest ↓
Positive News
MEOH
Methanex
4.3786 of 5 stars
$46.10
+0.8%
$57.25
+24.2%
+2.1%$3.11B$3.69B21.361,451Positive News
CC
Chemours
4.1943 of 5 stars
$18.99
-0.3%
$24.88
+31.0%
-40.2%$2.84B$6.03B38.086,200Positive News
Gap Up
PCT
PureCycle Technologies
0.5432 of 5 stars
$12.03
+2.4%
$10.60
-11.9%
+135.5%$2.09BN/A-7.83146News Coverage
PRM
Perimeter Solutions
2.6064 of 5 stars
$12.94
+0.9%
$14.50
+12.1%
+196.6%$1.89B$322.11M0.00240Positive News
BAK
Braskem
2.8239 of 5 stars
$4.18
-2.1%
$9.75
+133.3%
-39.3%$1.89B$74.95B-1.208,310
TROX
Tronox
4.2356 of 5 stars
$10.47
-1.4%
$18.00
+71.9%
-25.5%$1.65B$2.85B-22.126,500Positive News
NGVT
Ingevity
3.1913 of 5 stars
$45.43
-0.9%
$52.17
+14.8%
-5.2%$1.65B$1.48B-2.931,700
UAN
CVR Partners
2.4307 of 5 stars
$75.00
-0.2%
N/A+11.4%$1.28B$527.39M15.12310Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
News Coverage
Positive News
WLKP
Westlake Chemical Partners
3.1357 of 5 stars
$23.49
-1.8%
N/A+5.3%$827.79M$1.19B13.67150News Coverage
ASIX
AdvanSix
4.7298 of 5 stars
$30.55
-1.3%
$39.50
+29.3%
+2.6%$816.60M$1.53B21.701,450Short Interest ↑

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This page (NYSE:ECVT) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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