Solstice Advanced Mat (SOLS) and The Competition Head-To-Head Contrast

Solstice Advanced Mat (NASDAQ:SOLS) is one of 298 public companies in the “Chemicals” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Solstice Advanced Mat to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

47.5% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Solstice Advanced Mat shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Solstice Advanced Mat and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solstice Advanced Mat	5.13%	14.28%	4.82%
Solstice Advanced Mat Competitors	-103.27%	-11.30%	-1.82%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Solstice Advanced Mat and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solstice Advanced Mat	$3.89 billion	$237.00 million	35.40
Solstice Advanced Mat Competitors	$6.30 billion	$215.11 million	-2.55

Solstice Advanced Mat’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Solstice Advanced Mat. Solstice Advanced Mat is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Solstice Advanced Mat and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solstice Advanced Mat	0	3	7	1	2.82
Solstice Advanced Mat Competitors	3196	12169	14276	504	2.40

Solstice Advanced Mat currently has a consensus price target of $78.25, suggesting a potential upside of 24.90%. As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 9.33%. Given Solstice Advanced Mat’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Solstice Advanced Mat is more favorable than its peers.

Dividends

Solstice Advanced Mat pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Solstice Advanced Mat pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Chemicals” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 102.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Solstice Advanced Mat beats its peers on 10 of the 14 factors compared.

About Solstice Advanced Mat

Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging and more.