Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH – Get Free Report) and Tosoh (OTCMKTS:TOSCF – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Methanex and Tosoh, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Methanex | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2.69 |
| Tosoh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Methanex currently has a consensus target price of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.36%. Given Methanex’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Methanex is more favorable than Tosoh.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Profitability
This table compares Methanex and Tosoh’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Methanex | 5.97% | 9.07% | 3.41% |
| Tosoh | 3.86% | 6.63% | 4.49% |
Risk & Volatility
Methanex has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tosoh has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Methanex and Tosoh”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Methanex | $3.57 billion | 0.99 | $163.99 million | $2.95 | 15.41 |
| Tosoh | $6.98 billion | 0.73 | $382.82 million | $0.85 | 18.82 |
Tosoh has higher revenue and earnings than Methanex. Methanex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tosoh, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Methanex beats Tosoh on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Methanex
Methanex Corporation produces and supplies methanol in China, Europe, the United States, South America, South Korea, Canada, and Asia. The company also purchases methanol produced by others under methanol offtake contracts and on the spot market. In addition, it owns and leases storage and terminal facilities. The company owns and manages a fleet of approximately 30 ocean-going vessels. It serves chemical and petrochemical producers. Methanex Corporation was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About Tosoh
Tosoh Corporation manufactures and sells basic chemicals, petrochemicals, specialty products, and fine chemicals worldwide. It operates through four segments: Petrochemical, Chlor-Alkali, Specialty, and Engineering. The company provides advance materials, including battery, fabricated quartzware, silica glass, thin film depositions, zeolites for catalysts and molecular sieves, zirconia injection mold components and compounds, zirconia grinding and dispersion media, and zirconia fine beads and powders. It also offers chromatographic columns, and media and diagnostic systems; clinical diagnostic systems; Portland cement and blast-furnace slag cement; and caustic soda, vinyl chloride monomer, calcium hypochlorite, and sodium bicarbonate. In addition, the company provides ethylene, propylene, C4 fraction, tertiary butyl alcohol, cumene, and aromatic compounds; and ethyleneamines, bromine, hydrobromic acids, flame retardants, non-aqueous solvents, chelating agents, ethylene dichloride, and sodium styrenesulfonate. Further, it offers polymers, such as ethylene vinyl-acetate copolymers, adhesive polymers, low and high-density polyethylene products, synthetic rubbers, functional polymers, and polyvinyl chloride pastes; and polyurethanes (PU), including methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, toluene diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, adhesives, coating resins, elastomers, polyisocyanates for PU paints, and polyols. The company manufactures and sells water treatment systems; and engages in the construction and repair businesses. It serves chemical and petrochemical, construction, automotive, consumer electronics, information technology, bioscience, and environmental markets. The company was incorporated in 1935 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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