ESI vs. AXTA, ICL, ALTM, CSWI, AVNT, MEOH, CC, BAK, PRM, and NGVT
Should you be buying Element Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Element Solutions include Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), ICL Group (ICL), Arcadium Lithium (ALTM), CSW Industrials (CSWI), Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Braskem (BAK), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), and Ingevity (NGVT). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.
Element Solutions vs.
Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) and Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and community ranking.
Element Solutions has a net margin of 11.08% compared to Axalta Coating Systems' net margin of 6.22%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 24.92% beat Element Solutions' return on equity.
Element Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $30.14, indicating a potential upside of 18.88%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.74%. Given Element Solutions' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Element Solutions is more favorable than Axalta Coating Systems.
92.3% of Element Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Axalta Coating Systems 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.
In the previous week, Axalta Coating Systems had 12 more articles in the media than Element Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems and 6 mentions for Element Solutions. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Axalta Coating Systems' score of 0.49 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Axalta Coating Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Element Solutions. Element Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Axalta Coating Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Element Solutions has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Axalta Coating Systems received 467 more outperform votes than Element Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.56% of users gave Axalta Coating Systems an outperform vote while only 44.62% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote.
Summary
Axalta Coating Systems beats Element Solutions on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ESI) was last updated on 2/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
