Ingevity (NGVT) Competitors $32.78 +0.92 (+2.89%) As of 04/24/2025 03:52 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NGVT vs. ESI, AVNT, MEOH, CC, PRM, BAK, UAN, PCT, TROX, and WLKPShould you be buying Ingevity stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ingevity include Element Solutions (ESI), Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Braskem (BAK), CVR Partners (UAN), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Tronox (TROX), and Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Ingevity vs. Element Solutions Avient Methanex Chemours Perimeter Solutions Braskem CVR Partners PureCycle Technologies Tronox Westlake Chemical Partners Ingevity (NYSE:NGVT) and Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends. Which has higher valuation & earnings, NGVT or ESI? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIngevity$1.41B0.85-$431.44M-$11.84-2.77Element Solutions$2.46B2.03$118.10M$1.1917.28 Is NGVT or ESI 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 Ingevity-30.60% 41.44% 5.76% Element Solutions 9.94%14.68%7.08% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NGVT or ESI? Ingevity received 315 more outperform votes than Element Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.69% of users gave Ingevity an outperform vote while only 47.48% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIngevityOutperform Votes38164.69% Underperform Votes20835.31% Element SolutionsOutperform Votes6647.48% Underperform Votes7352.52% Which has more volatility & risk, NGVT or ESI? Ingevity has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Element Solutions has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to NGVT or ESI? In the previous week, Element Solutions had 21 more articles in the media than Ingevity. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Element Solutions and 5 mentions for Ingevity. Ingevity's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Element Solutions' score of 0.89 indicating that Ingevity is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ingevity 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Element Solutions 10 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NGVT or ESI? 91.6% of Ingevity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Element Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Ingevity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate NGVT or ESI? Ingevity presently has a consensus price target of $52.20, suggesting a potential upside of 58.90%. Element Solutions has a consensus price target of $27.88, suggesting a potential upside of 35.58%. 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 Ingevity 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Element Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryElement Solutions beats Ingevity on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ingevity News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NGVT 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 NGVT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIngevityChemicals & allied products IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.20B$4.85B$3.03B$18.86BDividend YieldN/A3.65%5.21%4.15%P/E Ratio-2.7719.8379.0732.41Price / Sales0.8553.0322,957,190,387,262,800.0028.58Price / Cash2.909.7924.3217.53Price / Book6.124.445.184.44Net Income-$431.44M$190.83M$154.82M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.33%2.27%1.85%3.35%1 Month Performance-23.60%-6.42%2.94%-5.48%1 Year Performance-31.38%-14.38%16.99%4.28% Ingevity Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVTIngevity3.0641 of 5 stars$32.85+3.1%$52.20+58.9%-31.8%$1.20B$1.41B-2.772,050Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsESIElement Solutions4.8395 of 5 stars$18.86+3.3%$29.38+55.8%-13.7%$4.57B$2.46B18.495,300Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpAVNTAvient4.8551 of 5 stars$31.78+2.1%$48.60+52.9%-22.1%$2.91B$3.24B17.379,700Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsMEOHMethanex4.7386 of 5 stars$27.21+2.1%$51.63+89.7%-35.2%$1.83B$3.72B11.781,300Upcoming EarningsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCCChemours3.7102 of 5 stars$11.55+2.4%$22.00+90.5%-54.1%$1.73B$5.78B20.266,600PRMPerimeter Solutions4.0042 of 5 stars$9.99+0.2%$16.00+60.2%+46.9%$1.50B$560.97M-71.35240Positive NewsBAKBraskem2.4369 of 5 stars$3.49+2.6%$9.75+179.4%-53.6%$1.39B$77.41B-0.988,310Positive NewsGap UpUANCVR Partners2.8426 of 5 stars$72.35+0.5%N/A+2.7%$1.24B$525.32M12.56300Upcoming EarningsInsider TradePositive NewsPCTPureCycle Technologies2.5332 of 5 stars$6.46+3.7%$12.50+93.5%+38.1%$1.16BN/A-4.31120News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpTROXTronox4.3899 of 5 stars$5.46+4.4%$12.93+136.8%-67.6%$862.34M$3.07B-17.616,610Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners3.1962 of 5 stars$22.36-0.5%N/A+7.6%$787.94M$1.14B12.78150Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ESI Competitors AVNT Competitors MEOH Competitors CC Competitors PRM Competitors BAK Competitors UAN Competitors PCT Competitors TROX Competitors WLKP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NGVT) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredTrump purposefully forcing markets to crash…Whether you agree with the plan or not doesn’t matter. 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