Venator Materials (VNTRQ) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer VNTRQ or ALTM?

In the previous week, Arcadium Lithium had 1 more articles in the media than Venator Materials. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Arcadium Lithium and 0 mentions for Venator Materials. Venator Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Arcadium Lithium's score of -0.29 indicating that Venator Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Venator Materials	Neutral
Arcadium Lithium	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VNTRQ or ALTM?

Arcadium Lithium has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Venator Materials. Venator Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcadium Lithium, 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
Venator Materials	$2.17B	13.29	-$188M	-$3.28	-82.32
Arcadium Lithium	$1.21B	4.62	$290.42M	$0.27	19.22

Do analysts rate VNTRQ or ALTM?

Arcadium Lithium has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 111.95%. Given Arcadium Lithium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arcadium Lithium is more favorable than Venator Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Venator Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Arcadium Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, VNTRQ or ALTM?

Venator Materials has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcadium Lithium has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VNTRQ or ALTM?

Arcadium Lithium received 2 more outperform votes than Venator Materials when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Venator Materials	N/A	N/A
Arcadium Lithium	Outperform Votes 2 16.67%	Underperform Votes 10 83.33%

Is VNTRQ or ALTM more profitable?

Arcadium Lithium has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Venator Materials' net margin of -18.19%. Arcadium Lithium's return on equity of 0.00% beat Venator Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Venator Materials	-18.19%	-47.15%	-8.22%
Arcadium Lithium	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VNTRQ or ALTM?

0.5% of Venator Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Arcadium Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.7% of Venator Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Arcadium Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Arcadium Lithium beats Venator Materials on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.