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 NUEShould 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 Nucor (NUE). Platform Specialty Products vs. Element Solutions Cabot WD-40 Orion ASP Isotopes ARQ Flotek Industries Zentek Flexible Solutions International Nucor Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) and Platform Specialty Products (NYSE:PAH) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings. Does the media refer more to ESI or PAH? In the previous week, Element Solutions had 8 more articles in the media than Platform Specialty Products. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Element Solutions and 0 mentions for Platform Specialty Products. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.17 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 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% Do analysts recommend ESI or PAH? Element Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $31.40, indicating a potential upside of 24.16%. Given Element Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$2.41B2.55$118.10M$1.1122.78Platform Specialty Products$3.78B1.93-$296.20M$0.7633.28 Which has more volatility and risk, ESI or PAH? Element Solutions has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Platform Specialty Products has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESI or PAH? Platform Specialty Products received 170 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 44.80% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformElement SolutionsOutperform Votes5644.80% Underperform Votes6955.20% Platform Specialty ProductsOutperform Votes22660.43% Underperform Votes14839.57% SummaryElement Solutions beats Platform Specialty Products on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$7.29B$1.49B$2.84B$19.19BDividend YieldN/A1.23%5.16%3.62%P/E Ratio33.2819.20112.6541.30Price / Sales1.93217.94797,527.8917.58Price / Cash4.3569.4524.3721.28Price / Book2.545.023.405.32Net Income-$296.20M$59.71M$154.69M$989.88M Platform Specialty Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAHPlatform Specialty ProductsN/A$25.29-0.1%N/A+14.1%$7.29B$3.78B33.28N/AESIElement Solutions4.4373 of 5 stars$26.84-1.6%$31.40+17.0%+11.6%$6.50B$2.33B24.185,300Positive NewsCBTCabot4.8138 of 5 stars$101.97-1.4%$105.00+3.0%+10.6%$5.55B$3.99B15.134,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsWDFCWD-402.2382 of 5 stars$266.79+0.1%$301.00+12.8%+5.9%$3.62B$590.56M52.43580News CoverageOECOrion3.9604 of 5 stars$17.07-1.8%$26.33+54.3%-41.9%$985.28M$1.91B32.211,650Positive NewsASPIASP Isotopes0.6583 of 5 stars$5.90+18.0%$4.50-23.7%+181.0%$421.20M$3.38M-9.6776High Trading VolumeARQARQ3.5614 of 5 stars$7.05-0.6%$10.00+41.8%N/A$296.33M$110.02M-709.00140Positive NewsFTKFlotek Industries1.5543 of 5 stars$8.02-0.7%$7.50-6.5%+97.8%$238.96M$178.46M30.85130Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeZTEKZentek0.02 of 5 stars$1.10-2.7%N/A-19.6%$114.44M$20,000.00-14.1324FSIFlexible Solutions InternationalN/A$3.86-2.3%N/A+116.5%$49.20M$38.49M11.7040NUENucor4.9631 of 5 stars$124.16-0.9%$183.75+48.0%-33.6%$29.41B$34.71B12.0032,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ESI Alternatives CBT Alternatives WDFC Alternatives OEC Alternatives ASPI Alternatives ARQ Alternatives FTK Alternatives ZTEK Alternatives FSI Alternatives NUE 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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