Tronox (TROX) Competitors

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) and Tronox (NYSE:TROX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the media favor AVNT or TROX?

In the previous week, Avient had 6 more articles in the media than Tronox. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Avient and 19 mentions for Tronox. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Tronox's score of -0.06 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avient	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tronox	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, AVNT or TROX?

Avient has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tronox has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AVNT or TROX?

Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Tronox. Tronox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, 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
Avient	$3.24B	1.23	$169.50M	$1.83	23.88
Tronox	$3.07B	0.40	-$48M	-$0.31	-25.34

Is AVNT or TROX a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Tronox pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Avient pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tronox pays out -161.3% 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. Tronox is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is AVNT or TROX more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 5.23% compared to Tronox's net margin of -1.56%. Avient's return on equity of 10.44% beat Tronox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avient	5.23%	10.44%	4.14%
Tronox	-1.56%	-0.62%	-0.20%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AVNT or TROX?

95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of Tronox shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Avient shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Tronox shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVNT or TROX?

Tronox received 226 more outperform votes than Avient when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.49% of users gave Tronox an outperform vote while only 50.72% of users gave Avient an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avient	Outperform Votes 35 50.72%	Underperform Votes 34 49.28%
Tronox	Outperform Votes 261 56.49%	Underperform Votes 201 43.51%

Do analysts rate AVNT or TROX?

Avient presently has a consensus target price of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.55%. Tronox has a consensus target price of $15.57, indicating a potential upside of 98.24%. Given Tronox's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tronox is more favorable than Avient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Tronox	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Avient beats Tronox on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.