Solstice Advanced Mat (SOLS) vs. Its Peers Head-To-Head Review

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

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 3.3% and pay out 108.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

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

Profitability

This table compares Solstice Advanced Mat and its competitors’ 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	-60.57%	-10.75%	-1.28%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Solstice Advanced Mat and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solstice Advanced Mat	$4.10 billion	$237.00 million	34.76
Solstice Advanced Mat Competitors	$7.93 billion	$216.27 million	-4.70

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Solstice Advanced Mat and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solstice Advanced Mat	0	3	8	1	2.83
Solstice Advanced Mat Competitors	3214	12214	14234	502	2.40

Solstice Advanced Mat presently has a consensus price target of $79.11, suggesting a potential upside of 28.57%. As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 11.50%. Given Solstice Advanced Mat’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Solstice Advanced Mat is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Solstice Advanced Mat beats its competitors 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.