SunCoke Energy (SXC) Competitors

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) and Materion (NYSE:MTRN) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SXC or MTRN?

SunCoke Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Materion. SunCoke Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Materion, 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
SunCoke Energy	$1.94B	0.40	$95.90M	$1.12	8.20
Materion	$1.68B	1.18	$95.70M	$0.29	329.33

Does the media refer more to SXC or MTRN?

In the previous week, Materion had 19 more articles in the media than SunCoke Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Materion and 0 mentions for SunCoke Energy. Materion's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat SunCoke Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SunCoke Energy	Neutral
Materion	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SXC or MTRN?

90.5% of SunCoke Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Materion shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of SunCoke Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Materion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer SXC or MTRN?

SunCoke Energy currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.54%. Materion has a consensus price target of $152.00, suggesting a potential upside of 59.15%. Given Materion's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Materion is more favorable than SunCoke Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SunCoke Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Materion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SXC or MTRN?

SunCoke Energy received 101 more outperform votes than Materion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.35% of users gave SunCoke Energy an outperform vote while only 61.06% of users gave Materion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SunCoke Energy	Outperform Votes 413 65.35%	Underperform Votes 219 34.65%
Materion	Outperform Votes 312 61.06%	Underperform Votes 199 38.94%

Is SXC or MTRN a better dividend stock?

SunCoke Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. SunCoke Energy pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Materion pays out 186.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Materion has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. SunCoke Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, SXC or MTRN?

SunCoke Energy has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SXC or MTRN more profitable?

SunCoke Energy has a net margin of 4.95% compared to Materion's net margin of 0.35%. SunCoke Energy's return on equity of 14.31% beat Materion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SunCoke Energy	4.95%	14.31%	5.79%
Materion	0.35%	12.42%	6.24%

Summary

Materion beats SunCoke Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.