Comparing Chemours (NYSE:CC) and Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY)

Chemours (NYSE:CC) and Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Chemours and Yara International ASA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chemours	-2.64%	78.76%	1.51%
Yara International ASA	8.20%	15.44%	7.92%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chemours and Yara International ASA”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chemours	$5.81 billion	0.34	-$386.00 million	($1.91)	-6.85
Yara International ASA	$15.71 billion	0.68	$1.37 billion	$2.77	7.53

Yara International ASA has higher revenue and earnings than Chemours. Chemours is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yara International ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Chemours has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yara International ASA has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Chemours pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Yara International ASA pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Chemours pays out -18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Yara International ASA pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Chemours and Yara International ASA, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chemours	1	9	3	0	2.15
Yara International ASA	1	5	0	2	2.38

Chemours currently has a consensus target price of $17.73, indicating a potential upside of 35.45%. Given Chemours’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Chemours is more favorable than Yara International ASA.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.3% of Chemours shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Yara International ASA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Chemours shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Yara International ASA beats Chemours on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chemours

The Chemours Company provides performance chemicals in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. It operates through three segments: Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials. The Titanium Technologies segment provides TiO2 pigment under the Ti-Pure brand for delivering whiteness, brightness, opacity, durability, efficiency, and protection in various of applications, such as architectural and industrial coatings, flexible and rigid plastic packaging, polyvinylchloride, laminate papers used for furniture and building materials, coated paper, and coated paperboard used for packaging. The Thermal & Specialized Solutions segment offers of refrigerants, thermal management solutions, propellants, foam blowing agents, and specialty solvents. The Advanced Performance Materials segment products portfolio includes various industrial resins, specialty products, membranes, and coatings for electronics, communications, transportation, wire and cable, energy, oil and gas, and medical, and other applications under the eflon, Viton, Krytox, and Nafion brands. The company sells its products through direct and indirect channels, as well as through a network of resellers and distributors. The Chemours Company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

About Yara International ASA

Yara International ASA provides crop nutrition and industrial solutions in Norway, European Union, Europe, Africa, Asia, North and Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand. The company offers ammonium- and urea-based fertilizers; compound fertilizers that contain nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium; coatings; biostimulants; organic-based fertilizers; green fertilizers are nitrate-based mineral fertilizers, as well as foliar and fertigation solutions; and nitrate, calcium nitrate, micronutrient, and fertigation and urea fertilizers. It also offers digital solutions, such as variable rate application solutions; N-Sensor, a tractor-mounted hardware; N-Tester, a handheld nitrogen measurement tool; YaraFX Insight, an agricultural API; and Atfarm, a digital toolbox for farmer. The company sells its products under YaraBela, YaraMila, YaraLiva, YaraVita, YaraRega, YaraTera, YaraSuna, and YaraVera and brands. Yara International ASA was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.