Contrasting Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) & PTT Public (OTCMKTS:PCHUY)

PTT Public (OTCMKTS:PCHUY) and Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for PTT Public and Axalta Coating Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PTT Public	0	0	0	0	0.00
Axalta Coating Systems	0	11	4	0	2.27

Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.42%. Given Axalta Coating Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than PTT Public.

Profitability

This table compares PTT Public and Axalta Coating Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PTT Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
Axalta Coating Systems	6.78%	22.35%	7.12%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PTT Public and Axalta Coating Systems”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PTT Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$30.38	0.16
Axalta Coating Systems	$5.12 billion	1.58	$378.00 million	$1.62	23.25

Axalta Coating Systems has higher revenue and earnings than PTT Public. PTT Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Axalta Coating Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Axalta Coating Systems beats PTT Public on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PTT Public

PTT Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in petroleum business in Thailand, rest of Asia, Europe, the Americas, and internationally. The company is involved in the exploration and production of petroleum; natural gas procurement, pipeline transmission, distribution, and separation activities; and management and maintenance services of port, LNG storage, and LNG station, as well as cooling management and other related businesses. In addition, it engages in the investment, mining, and marketing of coal; and marketing of petroleum products and lube oil through an operating system of procurement, storage, and distribution of products, as well as the retail business at service stations. Further, the company is involved in the import and export of petroleum and petrochemical products, as well as other related products; production and distribution of electricity, steam, and water for industrial purpose; and provision of project management, human resource support, petroleum related technology, consultant management, technical consultant for electricity businesses, petrol station and convenience store management, factory maintenance and engineering, oil and gas, and safety and environmental services, as well as engages in wind power project development. Additionally, it produces and distributes chilled water/constructs and installs electricity generating systems; develops electricity power production projects; distributes polymers products, and other polymers-related products; develops real estate; operates vocational schools; and manufactures and distributes biochemical products, paraxylene, and industrial coatings and additives, as well as engages in the transportation of polyethylene. It engages in the provision of financial and online car services; coffee and beverage business; and manufacturing and distributing petrochemical and health and nutrition products. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

About Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes high-performance coatings systems in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through two segments, Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings. It also offers water and solvent-borne products and systems to repair damaged vehicles for independent body shops, multi-shop operators, and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) dealership body shops. In addition, the company provides functional and decorative liquid, and powder coatings used in various industrial applications, including building materials, cabinet, wood and luxury vinyl flooring and furniture market under the Voltatex, AquaEC, Durapon, Hydropon, UNRIVALED, Ceranamel, Industrial, Corlar Industrial, Tufcote, Imron Industrial, Alesta, Teodur, Nap-Gard, Abcite, and Plascoat brands for powder coatings. Further, it develops and supplies electrocoat, primer, the basecoat, and clearcoat products for OEMs of light and commercial vehicles; and coatings systems for various commercial applications, including HDT, MDT, bus, and rail under the Imron, Imron Elite, Centari, Rival, Corlar epoxy undercoats, and AquaEC brands. The company offers products under the Audurra, Abcite, Alesta, AquaEC, Centari, Ceranamel, Challenger, Chemophan, ColorNet, Cromax, Cromax Mosaic, Durapon 70, Duxone, Harmonized Coating Technologies, Imron ExcelPro, Lutophen, Nason, Spies Hecker, Standox, Stollaquid, Syntopal, Syrox, Raptor, U-POL, and Vermeera brand names. The company was formerly known as Axalta Coating Systems Bermuda Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. in August 2014. Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.