Quaker Chemical (KWR) Competitors

Quaker Chemical (NYSE:KWR) and Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate KWR or ALB?

Quaker Chemical presently has a consensus target price of $163.67, suggesting a potential upside of 58.86%. Albemarle has a consensus target price of $96.05, suggesting a potential upside of 77.87%. Given Albemarle's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Albemarle is more favorable than Quaker Chemical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quaker Chemical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Albemarle	2 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15

Which has higher earnings & valuation, KWR or ALB?

Quaker Chemical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Albemarle. Albemarle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quaker Chemical, 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
Quaker Chemical	$1.84B	0.99	$112.75M	$6.51	15.83
Albemarle	$5.38B	1.18	-$1.18B	-$11.20	-4.82

Does the media refer more to KWR or ALB?

In the previous week, Albemarle had 4 more articles in the media than Quaker Chemical. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Albemarle and 8 mentions for Quaker Chemical. Quaker Chemical's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Albemarle's score of 0.07 indicating that Quaker Chemical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quaker Chemical	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Albemarle	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KWR or ALB?

77.5% of Quaker Chemical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Albemarle shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Quaker Chemical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Albemarle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KWR or ALB?

Albemarle received 385 more outperform votes than Quaker Chemical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.04% of users gave Albemarle an outperform vote while only 57.96% of users gave Quaker Chemical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quaker Chemical	Outperform Votes 393 57.96%	Underperform Votes 285 42.04%
Albemarle	Outperform Votes 778 62.04%	Underperform Votes 476 37.96%

Which has more volatility & risk, KWR or ALB?

Quaker Chemical has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albemarle has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KWR or ALB more profitable?

Quaker Chemical has a net margin of 6.58% compared to Albemarle's net margin of -21.93%. Quaker Chemical's return on equity of 10.10% beat Albemarle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quaker Chemical	6.58%	10.10%	5.24%
Albemarle	-21.93%	-1.72%	-0.84%

Is KWR or ALB a better dividend stock?

Quaker Chemical pays an annual dividend of $1.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Albemarle pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Quaker Chemical pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albemarle pays out -14.5% 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. Quaker Chemical has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Albemarle has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Albemarle is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Albemarle beats Quaker Chemical on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.