NewMarket (NEU) Competitors

RPM International (NYSE:RPM) and NewMarket (NYSE:NEU) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RPM or NEU?

RPM International has higher revenue and earnings than NewMarket. NewMarket is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RPM International, 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
RPM International	$7.35B	2.03	$588.40M	$5.06	22.88
NewMarket	$2.79B	1.86	$462.41M	$48.21	11.36

Do analysts rate RPM or NEU?

RPM International presently has a consensus target price of $132.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.04%. Given RPM International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe RPM International is more favorable than NewMarket.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RPM International	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
NewMarket	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is RPM or NEU more profitable?

NewMarket has a net margin of 16.59% compared to RPM International's net margin of 8.89%. NewMarket's return on equity of 35.48% beat RPM International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RPM International	8.89%	26.76%	10.41%
NewMarket	16.59%	35.48%	14.68%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RPM or NEU?

80.9% of RPM International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of NewMarket shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of RPM International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of NewMarket shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to RPM or NEU?

In the previous week, NewMarket had 1 more articles in the media than RPM International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for NewMarket and 6 mentions for RPM International. NewMarket's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat RPM International's score of 0.76 indicating that NewMarket is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RPM International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NewMarket	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RPM or NEU?

RPM International received 222 more outperform votes than NewMarket when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.17% of users gave NewMarket an outperform vote while only 58.91% of users gave RPM International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RPM International	Outperform Votes 453 58.91%	Underperform Votes 316 41.09%
NewMarket	Outperform Votes 231 64.17%	Underperform Votes 129 35.83%

Which has more volatility & risk, RPM or NEU?

RPM International has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, NewMarket has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RPM or NEU a better dividend stock?

RPM International pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $11.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. RPM International pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NewMarket pays out 22.8% 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. RPM International has raised its dividend for 51 consecutive years. NewMarket is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

RPM International beats NewMarket on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.