Tronox (NYSE:TROX – Get Free Report) and Tosoh (OTCMKTS:TOSCF – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and earnings.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Tronox and Tosoh”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tronox | $2.95 billion | 0.24 | -$48.00 million | ($1.58) | -2.83 |
| Tosoh | $6.98 billion | 0.72 | $382.82 million | $1.01 | 15.67 |
Profitability
This table compares Tronox and Tosoh’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tronox | -8.48% | -4.83% | -1.40% |
| Tosoh | 4.54% | 5.29% | 3.55% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
73.4% of Tronox shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Tronox shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Tronox and Tosoh, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tronox | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.44 |
| Tosoh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Tronox presently has a consensus price target of $5.01, suggesting a potential upside of 12.23%. Given Tronox’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Tronox is more favorable than Tosoh.
Risk & Volatility
Tronox has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tosoh has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Tosoh beats Tronox on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tronox
Tronox Holdings plc operates as a vertically integrated manufacturer of TiO2 pigment in North America, South and Central America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates titanium-bearing mineral sand mines; and engages in beneficiation and smelting operations. It offers TiO2 pigment; ultrafine specialty TiO2; zircon; feedstock; pig iron; monazite; titanium tetrachloride; and other products. The company’s products are used for the manufacture of paints, coatings, plastics, and paper, as well as various other applications. Tronox Holdings plc is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
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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