Valhi (VHI) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, NGVT or VHI?

Ingevity has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valhi has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor NGVT or VHI?

In the previous week, Ingevity had 5 more articles in the media than Valhi. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ingevity and 3 mentions for Valhi. Ingevity's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Valhi's score of 0.83 indicating that Ingevity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingevity	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Valhi	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NGVT or VHI more profitable?

Valhi has a net margin of 4.29% compared to Ingevity's net margin of -30.60%. Ingevity's return on equity of 41.44% beat Valhi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingevity	-30.60%	41.44%	5.76%
Valhi	4.29%	6.90%	3.36%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NGVT or VHI?

91.6% of Ingevity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Valhi shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Ingevity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Valhi 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.

Do analysts recommend NGVT or VHI?

Ingevity currently has a consensus price target of $55.17, suggesting a potential upside of 39.06%. Valhi has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.89%. Given Ingevity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Ingevity is more favorable than Valhi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingevity	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Valhi	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NGVT or VHI?

Valhi has higher revenue and earnings than Ingevity. Ingevity 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
Ingevity	$1.41B	1.03	-$430.40M	-$11.84	-3.35
Valhi	$2.10B	0.23	-$12.10M	$3.78	4.53

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NGVT or VHI?

Ingevity received 146 more outperform votes than Valhi when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.85% of users gave Ingevity an outperform vote while only 63.41% of users gave Valhi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingevity	Outperform Votes 380 64.85%	Underperform Votes 206 35.15%
Valhi	Outperform Votes 234 63.41%	Underperform Votes 135 36.59%

Summary

Ingevity beats Valhi on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.