Trinseo (TSE) Competitors

Valhi (NYSE:VHI) and Trinseo (NYSE:TSE) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to VHI or TSE?

In the previous week, Trinseo had 3 more articles in the media than Valhi. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Trinseo and 1 mentions for Valhi. Trinseo's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Valhi's score of 0.72 indicating that Trinseo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valhi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trinseo	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend VHI or TSE?

Valhi currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.69%. Given Valhi's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Valhi is more favorable than Trinseo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valhi	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Trinseo	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VHI or TSE?

Valhi has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Trinseo. Trinseo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valhi, 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
Valhi	$2.10B	0.22	-$12.10M	$3.78	4.28
Trinseo	$3.51B	0.04	-$348.50M	-$9.86	-0.38

Is VHI or TSE more profitable?

Valhi has a net margin of 4.29% compared to Trinseo's net margin of -9.92%. Valhi's return on equity of 6.90% beat Trinseo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valhi	4.29%	6.90%	3.36%
Trinseo	-9.92%	N/A	-9.59%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VHI or TSE?

3.8% of Valhi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Trinseo shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Valhi shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Trinseo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VHI or TSE a better dividend stock?

Valhi pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Trinseo pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Valhi pays out 8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinseo pays out -0.4% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VHI or TSE?

Trinseo received 114 more outperform votes than Valhi when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.41% of users gave Valhi an outperform vote while only 60.52% of users gave Trinseo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valhi	Outperform Votes 234 63.41%	Underperform Votes 135 36.59%
Trinseo	Outperform Votes 348 60.52%	Underperform Votes 227 39.48%

Which has more volatility & risk, VHI or TSE?

Valhi has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinseo has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Valhi beats Trinseo on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.