SunCoke Energy (SXC) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SXC or MTRN?

In the previous week, Materion had 1 more articles in the media than SunCoke Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Materion and 2 mentions for SunCoke Energy. SunCoke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Materion's score of 1.23 indicating that SunCoke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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 4.7%. Materion pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. SunCoke Energy pays out 48.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Materion pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Materion has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Is SXC or MTRN more profitable?

Materion has a net margin of 4.45% compared to SunCoke Energy's net margin of 4.37%. SunCoke Energy's return on equity of 12.95% beat Materion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SunCoke Energy	4.37%	12.95%	5.19%
Materion	4.45%	12.06%	6.03%

Do analysts prefer SXC or MTRN?

SunCoke Energy currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.15%. Materion has a consensus target price of $152.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.54%. Given Materion's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SXC or MTRN?

90.5% of SunCoke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Materion shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of SunCoke Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Materion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SXC or MTRN?

Materion has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SunCoke Energy. 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	$2.06B	0.42	$57.50M	$1.00	10.31
Materion	$1.67B	1.26	$95.70M	$3.55	28.44

Which has more risk & volatility, SXC or MTRN?

SunCoke Energy has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Materion beats SunCoke Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.