Ingevity (NGVT) Competitors

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) and Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Do analysts rate ESI or NGVT?

Element Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $30.14, indicating a potential upside of 12.08%. Ingevity has a consensus target price of $54.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.84%. Given Ingevity's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingevity is more favorable than Element Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Element Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Ingevity	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to ESI or NGVT?

In the previous week, Element Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Ingevity. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Element Solutions and 16 mentions for Ingevity. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Ingevity's score of 0.81 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Element Solutions	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingevity	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ESI or NGVT?

Element Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Ingevity. Ingevity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Element Solutions, 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
Element Solutions	$2.46B	2.65	$118.10M	$1.02	26.37
Ingevity	$1.41B	1.20	-$430.38M	-$11.84	-3.92

Is ESI or NGVT more profitable?

Element Solutions has a net margin of 9.94% compared to Ingevity's net margin of -30.60%. Ingevity's return on equity of 41.44% beat Element Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Element Solutions	9.94%	14.68%	7.08%
Ingevity	-30.60%	41.44%	5.76%

Which has more risk & volatility, ESI or NGVT?

Element Solutions has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingevity has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ESI or NGVT?

92.3% of Element Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ingevity shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Ingevity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ESI or NGVT?

Ingevity received 321 more outperform votes than Element Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.90% of users gave Ingevity an outperform vote while only 44.62% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Element Solutions	Outperform Votes 58 44.62%	Underperform Votes 72 55.38%
Ingevity	Outperform Votes 379 64.90%	Underperform Votes 205 35.10%

Summary

Element Solutions beats Ingevity on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.