Financial Survey: Solstice Advanced Mat (SOLS) and Its Competitors

Solstice Advanced Mat (NASDAQ:SOLS) is one of 297 publicly-traded companies in the “Chemicals” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Solstice Advanced Mat to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Solstice Advanced Mat and its rivals’ 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	-60.60%	-10.75%	-1.28%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solstice Advanced Mat	$4.10 billion	$237.00 million	36.01
Solstice Advanced Mat Competitors	$8.29 billion	$216.43 million	-4.80

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

47.6% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Solstice Advanced Mat shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 103.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Solstice Advanced Mat and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solstice Advanced Mat	0	3	8	1	2.83
Solstice Advanced Mat Competitors	3212	12189	14208	499	2.40

Solstice Advanced Mat currently has a consensus target price of $79.11, suggesting a potential upside of 24.13%. As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 9.06%. Given Solstice Advanced Mat’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Solstice Advanced Mat is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

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

Solstice Advanced Mat Company Profile

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.