Minerals Technologies (MTX) Competitors $75.62 -0.29 (-0.38%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MTX vs. CE, BCPC, NEU, FUL, ASH, SXT, IOSP, KWR, SCL, and FTKShould you be buying Minerals Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Minerals Technologies include Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), NewMarket (NEU), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Sensient Technologies (SXT), Innospec (IOSP), Quaker Chemical (KWR), Stepan (SCL), and Flotek Industries (FTK). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Minerals Technologies vs. Celanese Balchem NewMarket H.B. Fuller Ashland Sensient Technologies Innospec Quaker Chemical Stepan Flotek Industries Minerals Technologies (NYSE:MTX) and Celanese (NYSE:CE) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, MTX or CE? Minerals Technologies has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celanese has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to MTX or CE? In the previous week, Celanese had 24 more articles in the media than Minerals Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Celanese and 4 mentions for Minerals Technologies. Minerals Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Celanese's score of 0.34 indicating that Minerals Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Minerals Technologies 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Celanese 5 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate MTX or CE? Celanese has a consensus target price of $110.50, indicating a potential upside of 61.90%. Given Celanese's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Celanese is more favorable than Minerals Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Minerals Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Celanese 5 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTX or CE? Celanese received 465 more outperform votes than Minerals Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.79% of users gave Celanese an outperform vote while only 52.76% of users gave Minerals Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMinerals TechnologiesOutperform Votes22052.76% Underperform Votes19747.24% CelaneseOutperform Votes68562.79% Underperform Votes40637.21% Is MTX or CE more profitable? Celanese has a net margin of 10.40% compared to Minerals Technologies' net margin of 7.20%. Celanese's return on equity of 13.17% beat Minerals Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Minerals Technologies7.20% 11.27% 5.73% Celanese 10.40%13.17%3.84% Which has better earnings and valuation, MTX or CE? Celanese has higher revenue and earnings than Minerals Technologies. Celanese is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Minerals Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMinerals Technologies$2.12B1.13$84.10M$4.7216.02Celanese$10.48B0.71$1.96B$9.946.87 Do institutionals & insiders believe in MTX or CE? 97.3% of Minerals Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Celanese shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Minerals Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Celanese shares are held 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. Is MTX or CE a better dividend stock? Minerals Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Celanese pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Minerals Technologies pays out 9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Celanese pays out 28.2% 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. SummaryCelanese beats Minerals Technologies on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 MTX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMinerals TechnologiesIndustrial inorganic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.42B$25.57B$2.84B$19.18BDividend Yield0.58%2.51%5.15%3.61%P/E Ratio16.0211.92112.0441.30Price / Sales1.133.06793,689.3117.58Price / Cash9.7263.8424.2921.28Price / Book1.469.503.395.32Net Income$84.10M$680.75M$154.53M$989.88M7 Day Performance-4.41%-2.42%-2.90%-3.54%1 Month Performance-8.26%-2.80%1.41%-3.68%1 Year Performance10.65%6.22%17.86%12.14% Minerals Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTXMinerals Technologies2.9185 of 5 stars$75.62-0.4%N/A+11.8%$2.42B$2.12B16.024,070Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCECelanese4.9985 of 5 stars$69.03+0.7%$116.56+68.8%-54.9%$7.55B$10.48B6.9012,410Analyst ForecastBCPCBalchem4.6774 of 5 stars$175.58-0.1%$190.00+8.2%+15.6%$5.71B$942.38M47.281,302Positive NewsNEUNewMarket1.8589 of 5 stars$558.59+3.6%N/A-4.6%$5.36B$2.78B12.032,000Positive NewsFULH.B. Fuller4.0751 of 5 stars$73.25-0.2%$97.67+33.3%-16.3%$4.00B$3.55B22.657,200Analyst ForecastASHAshland4.8199 of 5 stars$74.24-0.7%$102.00+37.4%-15.2%$3.50B$2.11B22.323,200SXTSensient Technologies3.9908 of 5 stars$77.70+0.5%$85.00+9.4%+12.0%$3.29B$1.46B36.983,956Positive NewsIOSPInnospec3.3223 of 5 stars$115.64-0.2%N/A-9.7%$2.88B$1.95B20.222,400Analyst DowngradeKWRQuaker Chemical4.0855 of 5 stars$151.27-1.0%$187.33+23.8%-34.7%$2.69B$1.95B22.394,400SCLStepan3.7155 of 5 stars$73.24-0.4%N/A-27.3%$1.65B$2.19B36.602,389FTKFlotek Industries1.5596 of 5 stars$7.99-1.1%$7.50-6.1%+97.8%$238.07M$178.46M31.08130Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Celanese Competitors Balchem Competitors NewMarket Competitors H.B. 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