Ashland Global Holdings (NYSE: ASH) and Tronox (OTCMKTS:TROX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitabiliy, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Ashland Global Holdings and Tronox, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ashland Global Holdings | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Tronox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Ashland Global Holdings presently has a consensus target price of $111.75, suggesting a potential upside of 67.79%.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
89.4% of Ashland Global Holdings shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Ashland Global Holdings shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
Ashland Global Holdings pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Tronox does not pay a dividend. Ashland Global Holdings pays out -48.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tronox has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.
Profitability
This table compares Ashland Global Holdings and Tronox’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ashland Global Holdings | -2.26% | 13.53% | 4.30% |
| Tronox | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Ashland Global Holdings and Tronox’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ashland Global Holdings | $5.05 billion | 0.82 | $771.00 million | ($1.87) | -35.61 |
| Tronox | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Ashland Global Holdings has higher revenue and earnings than Tronox.
Summary
Ashland Global Holdings beats Tronox on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
Ashland Global Holdings Company Profile
Ashland Inc. is engaged in specialty chemicals, and through Valvoline, is a consumer-branded lubricant supplier. The Company operates in three segments: Ashland Specialty Ingredients (Specialty Ingredients), Ashland Performance Materials (Performance Materials) and Valvoline. Its Specialty Ingredients segment is engaged in providing cellulose ethers, vinyl pyrrolidones and biofunctionals, and consists of two divisions: Consumer Specialties and Industrial Specialties. Its Performance Materials segment is engaged in providing unsaturated polyester resins and vinyl ester resins, and consists of two divisions: Composites and Intermediates/Solvents. Its Valvoline segment is engaged in producing and distributing automotive, commercial and industrial lubricants, and automotive chemicals. Its chemistry is used in various markets and applications, including architectural coatings, adhesives, automotive, construction, energy and pharmaceutical.
Tronox Company Profile
Tronox Limited is engaged in production and marketing of titanium bearing mineral sands and titanium dioxide pigment (TiO2). The Company’s TiO2 products are critical components of everyday applications, such as coatings, plastics, paper and other applications. The Company’s mineral sands business consists primarily of two product streams: titanium feedstock and zircon. The Company operates in three segments: mineral sands, pigment and corporate and other. The corporate and other include its electrolytic manufacturing business. It has operations in North America, Europe, South Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. The Company operates three TiO2 facilities at the locations in Hamilton, Mississippi, Botlek, The Netherlands, and Kwinana, Western Australia, representing approximately 465,000 tons of annual TiO2 production capacity.
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