Valhi (VHI) Competitors

Chemours (NYSE:CC) and Valhi (NYSE:VHI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and profitability.

Is CC or VHI more profitable?

Valhi has a net margin of 4.29% compared to Chemours' net margin of 1.34%. Chemours' return on equity of 29.48% beat Valhi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chemours	1.34%	29.48%	2.74%
Valhi	4.29%	6.90%	3.36%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CC or VHI?

Valhi has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chemours. Valhi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chemours, 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
Chemours	$6.03B	0.47	-$238M	$0.50	37.78
Valhi	$1.92B	0.36	-$12.10M	$3.12	7.73

Do analysts prefer CC or VHI?

Chemours presently has a consensus target price of $24.88, suggesting a potential upside of 31.68%. Valhi has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.12%. Given Chemours' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Chemours is more favorable than Valhi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chemours	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Valhi	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CC or VHI?

Chemours received 398 more outperform votes than Valhi when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.41% of users gave Valhi an outperform vote while only 60.83% of users gave Chemours an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chemours	Outperform Votes 632 60.83%	Underperform Votes 407 39.17%
Valhi	Outperform Votes 234 63.41%	Underperform Votes 135 36.59%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CC or VHI?

76.3% of Chemours shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Valhi shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Chemours shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Valhi shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CC or VHI?

In the previous week, Chemours had 2 more articles in the media than Valhi. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Chemours and 6 mentions for Valhi. Chemours' average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Valhi's score of 0.09 indicating that Chemours is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is CC or VHI a better dividend stock?

Chemours pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Valhi pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Chemours pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Valhi pays out 10.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility and risk, CC or VHI?

Chemours has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valhi has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chemours beats Valhi on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.