Nutrien (NTR) Competitors

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) and Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NTR or AXTA?

Axalta Coating Systems received 89 more outperform votes than Nutrien when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.56% of users gave Axalta Coating Systems an outperform vote while only 62.73% of users gave Nutrien an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nutrien	Outperform Votes 436 62.73%	Underperform Votes 259 37.27%
Axalta Coating Systems	Outperform Votes 525 63.56%	Underperform Votes 301 36.44%

Is NTR or AXTA more profitable?

Axalta Coating Systems has a net margin of 6.22% compared to Nutrien's net margin of 2.79%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 24.92% beat Nutrien's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nutrien	2.79%	6.99%	3.32%
Axalta Coating Systems	6.22%	24.92%	6.25%

Do analysts recommend NTR or AXTA?

Nutrien currently has a consensus target price of $58.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.08%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus target price of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.54%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than Nutrien.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nutrien	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
Axalta Coating Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NTR or AXTA?

63.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, NTR or AXTA?

Nutrien has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NTR or AXTA?

Nutrien has higher revenue and earnings than Axalta Coating Systems. Axalta Coating Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nutrien, 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
Nutrien	$29.06B	0.87	$1.26B	$1.49	34.62
Axalta Coating Systems	$5.18B	1.53	$267.40M	$1.48	24.51

Does the media favor NTR or AXTA?

In the previous week, Axalta Coating Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Nutrien. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems and 8 mentions for Nutrien. Nutrien's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Axalta Coating Systems' score of 0.53 indicating that Nutrien is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nutrien	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Axalta Coating Systems	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Axalta Coating Systems beats Nutrien on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.