Luxfer (LXFR) Competitors

Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) and Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk and community ranking.

Does the media prefer LXFR or ECVT?

In the previous week, Luxfer had 4 more articles in the media than Ecovyst. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Luxfer and 2 mentions for Ecovyst. Ecovyst's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Luxfer's score of 0.78 indicating that Ecovyst is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Luxfer	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ecovyst	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LXFR or ECVT more profitable?

Ecovyst has a net margin of 7.74% compared to Luxfer's net margin of 2.37%. Luxfer's return on equity of 9.26% beat Ecovyst's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Luxfer	2.37%	9.26%	5.13%
Ecovyst	7.74%	7.07%	2.76%

Which has better valuation & earnings, LXFR or ECVT?

Ecovyst has higher revenue and earnings than Luxfer. Ecovyst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luxfer, 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
Luxfer	$405M	0.91	-$1.90M	$0.33	41.61
Ecovyst	$691.10M	1.33	$71.15M	$0.46	17.12

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LXFR or ECVT?

Luxfer received 269 more outperform votes than Ecovyst when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.44% of users gave Luxfer an outperform vote while only 47.62% of users gave Ecovyst an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Luxfer	Outperform Votes 289 66.44%	Underperform Votes 146 33.56%
Ecovyst	Outperform Votes 20 47.62%	Underperform Votes 22 52.38%

Do analysts prefer LXFR or ECVT?

Ecovyst has a consensus price target of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 30.16%. Given Ecovyst's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ecovyst is more favorable than Luxfer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Luxfer	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ecovyst	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, LXFR or ECVT?

Luxfer has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecovyst has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LXFR or ECVT?

90.8% of Luxfer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Ecovyst shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Luxfer 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ecovyst beats Luxfer on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.