Quaker Chemical (KWR) Competitors $151.07 -1.66 (-1.09%) (As of 12/16/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends KWR vs. CE, BCPC, NEU, FUL, ASH, SXT, IOSP, MTX, SCL, and FTKShould you be buying Quaker Chemical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quaker Chemical include Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), NewMarket (NEU), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Sensient Technologies (SXT), Innospec (IOSP), Minerals Technologies (MTX), Stepan (SCL), and Flotek Industries (FTK). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Quaker Chemical vs. Celanese Balchem NewMarket H.B. Fuller Ashland Sensient Technologies Innospec Minerals Technologies Stepan Flotek Industries Celanese (NYSE:CE) and Quaker Chemical (NYSE:KWR) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation. Is CE or KWR more profitable? Celanese has a net margin of 10.40% compared to Quaker Chemical's net margin of 6.58%. Celanese's return on equity of 13.17% beat Quaker Chemical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Celanese10.40% 13.17% 3.84% Quaker Chemical 6.58%10.10%5.24% Is CE or KWR a better dividend stock? Celanese pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Quaker Chemical pays an annual dividend of $1.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Celanese pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quaker Chemical pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Celanese has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Celanese is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CE or KWR? 98.9% of Celanese shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Quaker Chemical shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Celanese shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Quaker Chemical shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, CE or KWR? Celanese has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quaker Chemical has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CE or KWR? Celanese has higher revenue and earnings than Quaker Chemical. Celanese is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quaker Chemical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCelanese$10.48B0.71$1.96B$9.946.86Quaker Chemical$1.95B1.38$112.75M$6.8222.15 Do analysts recommend CE or KWR? Celanese presently has a consensus price target of $116.56, indicating a potential upside of 71.05%. Quaker Chemical has a consensus price target of $187.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.00%. Given Celanese's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Celanese is more favorable than Quaker Chemical.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Celanese 5 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88Quaker Chemical 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CE or KWR? Celanese received 292 more outperform votes than Quaker Chemical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.81% of users gave Celanese an outperform vote while only 58.16% of users gave Quaker Chemical an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCelaneseOutperform Votes68462.81% Underperform Votes40537.19% Quaker ChemicalOutperform Votes39258.16% Underperform Votes28241.84% Does the media refer more to CE or KWR? In the previous week, Celanese had 19 more articles in the media than Quaker Chemical. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Celanese and 4 mentions for Quaker Chemical. Celanese's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Quaker Chemical's score of 0.49 indicating that Celanese is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Celanese 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Quaker Chemical 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryCelanese beats Quaker Chemical on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin Get Quaker Chemical News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KWR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KWR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQuaker Chemicalproducts of petroleum & coal IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.69B$3.76B$2.70B$19.80BDividend Yield1.27%1.27%5.21%3.50%P/E Ratio22.1515.36114.7843.38Price / Sales1.382.18869,378.3517.70Price / Cash12.4314.1523.2421.72Price / Book1.9614.073.515.50Net Income$112.75M$162.13M$145.03M$986.12M7 Day Performance-3.28%-3.38%-2.11%-1.92%1 Month Performance-9.92%-10.42%5.50%2.04%1 Year Performance-26.82%-12.38%21.30%17.28% Quaker Chemical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KWRQuaker Chemical3.6327 of 5 stars$151.07-1.1%$187.33+24.0%-26.0%$2.69B$1.95B22.154,400Short Interest ↑CECelanese4.9979 of 5 stars$74.38+5.4%$116.56+56.7%-54.9%$8.13B$10.94B7.1012,410Short Interest ↓BCPCBalchem4.5316 of 5 stars$176.89-0.4%$190.00+7.4%+25.3%$5.75B$922.44M47.721,302Dividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓Positive NewsNEUNewMarket2.2561 of 5 stars$546.23+1.7%N/A-3.4%$5.24B$2.70B11.932,000FULH.B. Fuller4.204 of 5 stars$76.34+1.1%$97.67+27.9%-10.1%$4.17B$3.51B23.317,200ASHAshland4.8515 of 5 stars$77.02+2.0%$103.29+34.1%-12.3%$3.63B$2.11B22.533,200Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionSXTSensient Technologies3.4915 of 5 stars$78.70+0.8%$85.00+8.0%+17.9%$3.33B$1.46B37.373,956Positive NewsIOSPInnospec3.431 of 5 stars$117.88+1.5%N/A-3.3%$2.94B$1.95B20.272,400Short Interest ↑MTXMinerals Technologies2.95 of 5 stars$81.36+2.1%N/A+20.6%$2.59B$2.12B16.884,070Positive NewsSCLStepan3.9195 of 5 stars$76.89+2.6%N/A-20.0%$1.73B$2.33B37.272,389News CoveragePositive NewsFTKFlotek Industries1.5302 of 5 stars$8.25-0.4%$7.50-9.1%+122.0%$245.85M$188.06M31.85130Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Celanese Competitors Balchem Competitors NewMarket Competitors H.B. 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