NewMarket (NYSE:NEU – Get Free Report) and Orbia Advance (OTCMKTS:MXCHY – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares NewMarket and Orbia Advance”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NewMarket | $2.73 billion | 2.75 | $418.75 million | $43.78 | 18.64 |
| Orbia Advance | $7.62 billion | 0.32 | -$457.00 million | N/A | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares NewMarket and Orbia Advance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NewMarket | 15.25% | 24.12% | 12.24% |
| Orbia Advance | -4.81% | -9.53% | -2.47% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
61.1% of NewMarket shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of NewMarket shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for NewMarket and Orbia Advance, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NewMarket | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Orbia Advance | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Risk & Volatility
NewMarket has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orbia Advance has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
NewMarket beats Orbia Advance on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NewMarket
NewMarket Corporation, through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the manufacture and sale of petroleum additives. The company offers lubricant additives for use in various vehicle and industrial applications, including engine oils, transmission fluids, off-road powertrain and hydraulic systems, gear oils, hydraulic oils, turbine oils, and other applications where metal-to-metal moving parts are utilized; engine oil additives designed for passenger cars, motorcycles, on and off-road heavy duty commercial equipment, locomotives, and engines in ocean-going vessels; driveline additives designed for products, such as transmission fluids, axle fluids, and off-road powertrain fluids; and industrial additives designed for products for industrial applications consisting of hydraulic fluids, grease, industrial gear fluids, and industrial specialty applications, such as turbine oils. It also provides fuel additives that are used to enhance the oil refining process and the performance of gasoline, diesel, biofuels, and other fuels to industry, government, original equipment manufacturers, and individual customers. In addition, the company engages in the marketing of antiknock compounds, as well as contracted manufacturing and services activities; and owns and manages a real property in Virginia. It operates in North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India. NewMarket Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
About Orbia Advance
Orbia Advance Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V. provides products and solutions for precision agriculture, building and infrastructure, fluorinated, polymer, and connectivity sectors worldwide. The company offers irrigation systems, agricultural and greenhouse projects, digital farming technologies, and related services; and connectivity solutions, including conduits, cable-in conduit, and other HDPE products and solutions. It also provides water delivering solutions for drinking water supply, sanitation, and urban water resilience; fluorine and downstream products, comprising fluorspar mine and produces intermediates, refrigerants, and propellants for used in automotive, infrastructure, semiconductor, health, medicine, climate control, food cold chain, energy storage, computing, and telecommunications applications; and general and specialty resins, PVC, and compounds and additives for stabilizers and plasticizers, as well as compounds formulated from polyolefin, thermoplastic polyurethane, and thermoplastic elastomer polymers for various applications. The company was formerly known as Mexichem, S.A.B. de C.V. and changed its name to Orbia Advance Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V. in August 2019. Orbia Advance Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
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