Venator Materials (VNTR) Competitors

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) and Venator Materials (NYSE:VNTR) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Do analysts prefer APD or VNTR?

Air Products and Chemicals presently has a consensus target price of $341.47, indicating a potential upside of 16.62%. Given Air Products and Chemicals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Air Products and Chemicals is more favorable than Venator Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Air Products and Chemicals	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72
Venator Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is APD or VNTR more profitable?

Air Products and Chemicals has a net margin of 31.88% compared to Venator Materials' net margin of -8.65%. Air Products and Chemicals' return on equity of 15.78% beat Venator Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Air Products and Chemicals	31.88%	15.78%	7.29%
Venator Materials	-8.65%	-8.18%	-1.70%

Which has better valuation and earnings, APD or VNTR?

Air Products and Chemicals has higher revenue and earnings than Venator Materials. Venator Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air Products and Chemicals, 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
Air Products and Chemicals	$12.03B	5.41	$3.83B	$17.22	17.00
Venator Materials	$2.17B	17.23	-$188M	-$1.74	-201.15

Which has more risk & volatility, APD or VNTR?

Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Venator Materials has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APD or VNTR?

Air Products and Chemicals received 220 more outperform votes than Venator Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.58% of users gave Air Products and Chemicals an outperform vote while only 59.70% of users gave Venator Materials an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Air Products and Chemicals	Outperform Votes 651 64.58%	Underperform Votes 357 35.42%
Venator Materials	Outperform Votes 431 59.70%	Underperform Votes 291 40.30%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in APD or VNTR?

81.7% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.0% of Venator Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.7% of Venator Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer APD or VNTR?

In the previous week, Air Products and Chemicals had 34 more articles in the media than Venator Materials. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Air Products and Chemicals and 0 mentions for Venator Materials. Air Products and Chemicals' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Venator Materials' score of 0.00 indicating that Air Products and Chemicals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Air Products and Chemicals	Positive
Venator Materials	Neutral

Summary

Air Products and Chemicals beats Venator Materials on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.