Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Platform Specialty Products (PAH) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrends PAH vs. ESI, CBT, WDFC, OEC, ASPI, ARQ, FTK, ZTEK, FSI, and GOLDShould you be buying Platform Specialty Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Platform Specialty Products include Element Solutions (ESI), Cabot (CBT), WD-40 (WDFC), Orion (OEC), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), ARQ (ARQ), Flotek Industries (FTK), Zentek (ZTEK), Flexible Solutions International (FSI), and Barrick Gold (GOLD). Platform Specialty Products vs. Element Solutions Cabot WD-40 Orion ASP Isotopes ARQ Flotek Industries Zentek Flexible Solutions International Barrick Gold Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) and Platform Specialty Products (NYSE:PAH) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate ESI or PAH? Element Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.87%. Given Element Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Element Solutions is more favorable than Platform Specialty Products.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Element Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Platform Specialty Products 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, ESI or PAH? Element Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Platform Specialty Products. Element Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Platform Specialty Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioElement Solutions$2.33B2.88$118.10M$1.1124.96Platform Specialty Products$3.78B2.12-$296.20M$0.7636.46 Does the media prefer ESI or PAH? In the previous week, Element Solutions had 7 more articles in the media than Platform Specialty Products. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Element Solutions and 0 mentions for Platform Specialty Products. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Platform Specialty Products' score of 0.00 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Element Solutions Positive Platform Specialty Products Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESI or PAH? Platform Specialty Products received 171 more outperform votes than Element Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.43% of users gave Platform Specialty Products an outperform vote while only 44.35% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformElement SolutionsOutperform Votes5544.35% Underperform Votes6955.65% Platform Specialty ProductsOutperform Votes22660.43% Underperform Votes14839.57% Do insiders & institutionals believe in ESI or PAH? 92.3% of Element Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Platform Specialty Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Platform Specialty Products shares are owned by 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. Which has more volatility and risk, ESI or PAH? Element Solutions has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Platform Specialty Products has a beta of 2.59, indicating that its share price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ESI or PAH more profitable? Element Solutions has a net margin of 11.08% compared to Platform Specialty Products' net margin of -14.14%. Element Solutions' return on equity of 14.42% beat Platform Specialty Products' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Element Solutions11.08% 14.42% 6.88% Platform Specialty Products -14.14%8.48%2.23% SummaryElement Solutions beats Platform Specialty Products on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Angel PublishingTesla Execs are Freaking OutIt’s so revolutionary that tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and NVIDIA are all lining up to get their hands on it. And Elon Musk has completely restructured Tesla to chase this opportunity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you don’t want to miss.Click here to get the details. Get Platform Specialty Products News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAH 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 PAH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPlatform Specialty ProductsChemical Products IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.99B$1.70B$2.82B$19.87BDividend YieldN/A1.11%5.26%3.50%P/E Ratio36.4617.05108.2935.66Price / Sales2.12584.36591,136.9517.95Price / Cash4.3571.3123.4317.98Price / Book2.786.353.324.59Net Income-$296.20M$59.71M$149.36M$985.93M Platform Specialty Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAHPlatform Specialty ProductsN/A$27.71flatN/A+34.5%$7.99B$3.78B36.46N/AESIElement Solutions4.324 of 5 stars$28.21+1.8%$31.00+9.9%+34.5%$6.83B$2.33B24.965,300Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsCBTCabot4.2157 of 5 stars$108.64+1.3%$105.00-3.4%+37.6%$5.96B$3.99B15.904,300WDFCWD-402.4558 of 5 stars$279.32+0.6%$301.00+7.8%+23.7%$3.78B$590.56M54.33580Analyst ForecastOECOrion4.6936 of 5 stars$17.87+1.6%$26.33+47.4%-24.8%$1.03B$1.89B33.191,650ASPIASP Isotopes0.996 of 5 stars$7.41+3.6%$4.50-39.3%+349.7%$527.30M$430,000.00-11.9376ARQARQ2.9555 of 5 stars$7.59+0.9%$10.00+31.8%N/A$319.01M$99.18M-752.00140Analyst ForecastFTKFlotek Industries1.4967 of 5 stars$7.82-0.4%$7.50-4.1%+97.0%$233.04M$188.06M30.16130ZTEKZentek0.0492 of 5 stars$1.16-2.4%N/A+0.8%$120.72M$20,000.00-14.8524FSIFlexible Solutions InternationalN/A$3.92-0.8%N/A+136.1%$48.84M$38.33M11.8840Analyst RevisionGOLDBarrick Gold4.987 of 5 stars$17.90+0.1%$23.90+33.5%+13.2%$31.29B$11.40B19.2924,600Options Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ESI Alternatives CBT Alternatives WDFC Alternatives OEC Alternatives ASPI Alternatives ARQ Alternatives FTK Alternatives ZTEK Alternatives FSI Alternatives GOLD Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:PAH) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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