Head-To-Head Comparison: Minerals Technologies (MTX) & Its Competitors

Minerals Technologies (NYSE:MTX) is one of 296 publicly-traded companies in the “Chemicals” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Minerals Technologies to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Dividends

Minerals Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Minerals Technologies pays out -24.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Chemicals” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 103.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Minerals Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.3% of Minerals Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Minerals Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Minerals Technologies and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Minerals Technologies	2	0	1	0	1.67
Minerals Technologies Competitors	3270	12236	14147	520	2.39

Minerals Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.72%. As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 6.52%. Given Minerals Technologies’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Minerals Technologies is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Minerals Technologies and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Minerals Technologies	-3.12%	10.73%	5.15%
Minerals Technologies Competitors	-54.07%	-0.31%	-1.28%

Volatility and Risk

Minerals Technologies has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Minerals Technologies’ peers have a beta of 0.94, meaning that their average stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Minerals Technologies and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Minerals Technologies	$2.07 billion	-$18.40 million	-28.66
Minerals Technologies Competitors	$7.95 billion	$229.42 million	20.58

Minerals Technologies’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Minerals Technologies. Minerals Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Minerals Technologies peers beat Minerals Technologies on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Minerals Technologies Company Profile

Minerals Technologies Inc. is a global specialty minerals company that develops and produces mineral-based products, technologies and services for industrial and consumer markets. Its offerings include bentonite, calcium carbonate, talc and other mineral products, as well as related processing and application technologies. The company serves customers in industries including paper and packaging, construction, steel and foundry, environmental services, energy and consumer products. Its products are used in applications such as paper manufacturing, building materials, metal casting and household goods.