Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT – Get Free Report) and Orbia Advance (OTCMKTS:MXCHY – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Ecovyst and Orbia Advance”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ecovyst | $795.36 million | 1.67 | -$71.13 million | ($0.55) | -22.00 |
| Orbia Advance | $7.62 billion | 0.35 | -$457.00 million | N/A | N/A |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
86.7% of Ecovyst shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ecovyst shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Ecovyst has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orbia Advance has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Ecovyst and Orbia Advance, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ecovyst | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2.71 |
| Orbia Advance | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Ecovyst presently has a consensus target price of $13.90, suggesting a potential upside of 14.88%. Given Ecovyst’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Ecovyst is more favorable than Orbia Advance.
Profitability
This table compares Ecovyst and Orbia Advance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ecovyst | -7.71% | 11.58% | 4.76% |
| Orbia Advance | -5.88% | -12.32% | -3.02% |
Summary
Ecovyst beats Orbia Advance on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ecovyst
Ecovyst Inc. offers specialty catalysts and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Ecoservices and Advanced Materials & Catalysts. The Ecoservices segment provides sulfuric acid recycling services and end-to-end logistics for production of alkylate for refineries; and virgin sulfuric acid for mining, water treatment, and industrial applications. The Advanced Materials & Catalysts segment offers advanced materials and specialty catalyst products and process solutions to producers and licensors of polyethylene and advanced silicas. This segment also supplies specialty zeolites and zeolite-based catalysts to customers for refining of oil primarily hydrocracking catalyst and dewaxing, sustainable fuels, and emission control systems for both on-road and non-road diesel engines. The company was formerly known as PQ Group Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Ecovyst Inc. in August 2021. Ecovyst Inc. was founded in 1831 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
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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