Luxfer (LXFR) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer LXFR or ECVT?

Ecovyst has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.88%. 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

Is LXFR or ECVT more profitable?

Luxfer has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Ecovyst's net margin of -1.63%. Luxfer's return on equity of 11.56% beat Ecovyst's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Luxfer	5.31%	11.56%	6.54%
Ecovyst	-1.63%	7.60%	2.99%

Does the media prefer LXFR or ECVT?

In the previous week, Luxfer had 1 more articles in the media than Ecovyst. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Luxfer and 1 mentions for Ecovyst. Luxfer's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Ecovyst's score of 0.00 indicating that Luxfer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LXFR or ECVT?

90.8% of Luxfer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Ecovyst shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Luxfer shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Ecovyst shares are owned by 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 preferable earnings and valuation, LXFR or ECVT?

Luxfer has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ecovyst. 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	$391.90M	0.83	$18.40M	$0.78	15.37
Ecovyst	$706.15M	1.45	-$6.65M	-$0.10	-87.05

Which has more volatility and risk, LXFR or ECVT?

Luxfer has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecovyst has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Luxfer beats Ecovyst on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.