Minerals Technologies (MTX) Competitors $79.95 +0.41 (+0.52%) (As of 11/20/2024 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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, MTX or CE? Minerals Technologies has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celanese has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 3.8%. 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 raised 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 insiders and institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Celanese shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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% Do analysts recommend MTX or CE? Celanese has a consensus target price of $120.59, suggesting a potential upside of 65.51%. Given Celanese's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$2.17B1.17$84.10M$4.7216.94Celanese$10.94B0.73$1.96B$9.947.33 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTX or CE? Celanese received 464 more outperform votes than Minerals Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.93% 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 Votes68462.93% Underperform Votes40337.07% Does the media refer more to MTX or CE? In the previous week, Celanese had 18 more articles in the media than Minerals Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Celanese and 2 mentions for Minerals Technologies. Minerals Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Celanese's score of 0.24 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Celanese 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryCelanese beats Minerals Technologies on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get Minerals Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTX 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 MTX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMinerals TechnologiesIndustrial inorganic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.54B$24.69B$2.82B$19.96BDividend Yield0.55%2.38%5.26%3.49%P/E Ratio16.9410.14110.8436.42Price / Sales1.1768.70591,955.6317.94Price / Cash9.7766.7623.4221.28Price / Book1.468.793.324.59Net Income$84.10M$635.09M$149.36M$985.93M7 Day Performance-2.17%-2.68%0.66%0.45%1 Month Performance2.58%-8.03%1.43%1.05%1 Year Performance29.08%22.17%27.39%24.67% Minerals Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTXMinerals Technologies3.2493 of 5 stars$79.95+0.5%N/A+28.0%$2.54B$2.17B16.944,070CECelanese4.9639 of 5 stars$72.86+0.9%$120.59+65.5%-44.2%$7.89B$10.94B7.3312,410Analyst ForecastBCPCBalchem4.1793 of 5 stars$178.03+0.3%$190.00+6.7%+43.5%$5.77B$922.44M47.861,302Positive NewsNEUNewMarket2.1326 of 5 stars$538.36+0.7%N/A+4.2%$5.17B$2.78B11.962,000Positive NewsFULH.B. Fuller4.4328 of 5 stars$74.56+1.2%$97.67+31.0%-1.6%$4.03B$3.51B23.017,200ASHAshland4.9307 of 5 stars$76.23-0.2%$103.29+35.5%-2.7%$3.60B$2.11B22.763,800Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSXTSensient Technologies4.0829 of 5 stars$76.30-0.2%$85.00+11.4%+31.0%$3.24B$1.46B36.503,956News CoveragePositive NewsIOSPInnospec3.6901 of 5 stars$118.25+1.3%N/A+9.0%$2.91B$1.95B20.642,400Ex-DividendKWRQuaker Chemical3.968 of 5 stars$165.19+1.1%$187.33+13.4%-6.7%$2.91B$1.95B24.224,400Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsSCLStepan3.6826 of 5 stars$75.38+0.1%N/A-7.7%$1.69B$2.33B37.502,389High Trading VolumeFTKFlotek Industries1.4967 of 5 stars$7.84-4.9%$7.50-4.3%+97.0%$245.52M$188.06M30.16130Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Celanese Competitors Balchem Competitors NewMarket Competitors H.B. 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