Ecovyst (ECVT) Competitors

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

Is MEOH or ECVT 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
Methanex	4.41%	10.97%	3.89%
Ecovyst	7.74%	7.07%	2.76%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MEOH or ECVT?

Methanex received 751 more outperform votes than Ecovyst when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.57% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Ecovyst an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Methanex	Outperform Votes 773 63.57%	Underperform Votes 443 36.43%
Ecovyst	Outperform Votes 22 50.00%	Underperform Votes 22 50.00%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MEOH or ECVT?

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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate MEOH or ECVT?

Methanex presently has a consensus price target of $49.13, suggesting a potential upside of 81.81%. Ecovyst has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.35%. Given Methanex's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Methanex is more favorable than Ecovyst.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Ecovyst	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor MEOH or ECVT?

In the previous week, Methanex had 6 more articles in the media than Ecovyst. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Methanex and 10 mentions for Ecovyst. Ecovyst's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Methanex's score of 0.53 indicating that Ecovyst is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Methanex	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ecovyst	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, MEOH or ECVT?

Methanex has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecovyst has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MEOH or ECVT?

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
Methanex	$3.72B	0.49	$163.99M	$2.31	11.70
Ecovyst	$704.49M	0.98	$71.15M	-$0.06	-98.42

Summary

Methanex beats Ecovyst on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.