SunCoke Energy (SXC) Competitors

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

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%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SXC or MTRN?

90.4% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Materion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor SXC or MTRN?

In the previous week, SunCoke Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Materion. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SunCoke Energy and 2 mentions for Materion. Materion's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat SunCoke Energy's score of 0.66 indicating that Materion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SunCoke Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Materion	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	0.41	$95.90M	$1.12	8.42
Materion	$1.68B	1.07	$95.70M	$0.29	298.49

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 5.1%. 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 increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. SunCoke Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate SXC or MTRN?

SunCoke Energy presently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.78%. Materion has a consensus price target of $152.00, suggesting a potential upside of 75.59%. 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

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, SXC or MTRN?

SunCoke Energy has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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