Chemours (NYSE:CC) & Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Critical Survey

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) and Chemours (NYSE:CC) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Yara International ASA has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chemours has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Yara International ASA and Chemours, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yara International ASA	2	4	0	2	2.25
Chemours	1	9	3	0	2.15

Chemours has a consensus price target of $17.73, indicating a potential upside of 32.91%. Given Chemours’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chemours is more favorable than Yara International ASA.

Profitability

This table compares Yara International ASA and Chemours’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yara International ASA	8.20%	15.44%	7.92%
Chemours	-5.00%	60.64%	1.48%

Dividends

Yara International ASA pays an annual dividend of $0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Chemours pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Yara International ASA pays out 30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chemours pays out -18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Yara International ASA and Chemours”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yara International ASA	$15.71 billion	0.69	$1.37 billion	$2.77	7.70
Chemours	$5.80 billion	0.35	-$386.00 million	($1.91)	-6.98

Yara International ASA has higher revenue and earnings than Chemours. Chemours is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yara International ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Yara International ASA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Chemours shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Chemours shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Yara International ASA beats Chemours on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yara International ASA

Yara International ASA provides crop nutrition and industrial solutions in Norway, European Union, Europe, Africa, Asia, North and Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand. The company offers ammonium- and urea-based fertilizers; compound fertilizers that contain nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium; coatings; biostimulants; organic-based fertilizers; green fertilizers are nitrate-based mineral fertilizers, as well as foliar and fertigation solutions; and nitrate, calcium nitrate, micronutrient, and fertigation and urea fertilizers. It also offers digital solutions, such as variable rate application solutions; N-Sensor, a tractor-mounted hardware; N-Tester, a handheld nitrogen measurement tool; YaraFX Insight, an agricultural API; and Atfarm, a digital toolbox for farmer. The company sells its products under YaraBela, YaraMila, YaraLiva, YaraVita, YaraRega, YaraTera, YaraSuna, and YaraVera and brands. Yara International ASA was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

About Chemours

The Chemours Company provides performance chemicals in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. It operates through three segments: Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials. The Titanium Technologies segment provides TiO2 pigment under the Ti-Pure brand for delivering whiteness, brightness, opacity, durability, efficiency, and protection in various of applications, such as architectural and industrial coatings, flexible and rigid plastic packaging, polyvinylchloride, laminate papers used for furniture and building materials, coated paper, and coated paperboard used for packaging. The Thermal & Specialized Solutions segment offers of refrigerants, thermal management solutions, propellants, foam blowing agents, and specialty solvents. The Advanced Performance Materials segment products portfolio includes various industrial resins, specialty products, membranes, and coatings for electronics, communications, transportation, wire and cable, energy, oil and gas, and medical, and other applications under the eflon, Viton, Krytox, and Nafion brands. The company sells its products through direct and indirect channels, as well as through a network of resellers and distributors. The Chemours Company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.