Element Solutions (ESI) Competitors

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) and Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NTR or ESI?

Nutrien received 381 more outperform votes than Element Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.23% of users gave Nutrien an outperform vote while only 44.70% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nutrien	Outperform Votes 440 62.23%	Underperform Votes 267 37.77%
Element Solutions	Outperform Votes 59 44.70%	Underperform Votes 73 55.30%

Does the media prefer NTR or ESI?

In the previous week, Nutrien had 7 more articles in the media than Element Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Nutrien and 9 mentions for Element Solutions. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Nutrien's score of 0.97 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nutrien	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Element Solutions	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer NTR or ESI?

Nutrien currently has a consensus target price of $60.13, suggesting a potential upside of 17.83%. Element Solutions has a consensus target price of $30.14, suggesting a potential upside of 21.44%. Given Element Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Element Solutions is more favorable than Nutrien.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nutrien	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Element Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NTR or ESI?

63.1% of Nutrien shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Element Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Nutrien shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, NTR or ESI?

Nutrien has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Element Solutions has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NTR or ESI a better dividend stock?

Nutrien pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Element Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Nutrien pays out 159.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Element Solutions pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is NTR or ESI more profitable?

Element Solutions has a net margin of 9.94% compared to Nutrien's net margin of 2.62%. Element Solutions' return on equity of 14.68% beat Nutrien's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nutrien	2.62%	6.81%	3.23%
Element Solutions	9.94%	14.68%	7.08%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NTR or ESI?

Nutrien has higher revenue and earnings than Element Solutions. Element Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nutrien, 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
Nutrien	$25.97B	0.96	$1.26B	$1.37	37.24
Element Solutions	$2.46B	2.45	$118.10M	$1.02	24.33

Summary

Element Solutions beats Nutrien on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.