Reviewing DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) & Minerals Technologies (NYSE:MTX)

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) and Minerals Technologies (NYSE:MTX) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares DuPont de Nemours and Minerals Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DuPont de Nemours	0.67%	6.92%	4.44%
Minerals Technologies	-3.13%	10.63%	5.20%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares DuPont de Nemours and Minerals Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DuPont de Nemours	$6.85 billion	2.60	-$779.00 million	$0.45	293.42
Minerals Technologies	$2.07 billion	1.08	-$18.40 million	($2.17)	-33.14

Minerals Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DuPont de Nemours. Minerals Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DuPont de Nemours, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Minerals Technologies has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Minerals Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Minerals Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

DuPont de Nemours pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Minerals Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. DuPont de Nemours pays out 533.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Minerals Technologies pays out -22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Minerals Technologies has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for DuPont de Nemours and Minerals Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DuPont de Nemours	1	4	12	0	2.65
Minerals Technologies	1	1	1	0	2.00

DuPont de Nemours currently has a consensus price target of $166.60, suggesting a potential upside of 26.17%. Minerals Technologies has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.16%. Given DuPont de Nemours’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe DuPont de Nemours is more favorable than Minerals Technologies.

Summary

DuPont de Nemours beats Minerals Technologies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DuPont de Nemours

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. provides technology-based materials and solutions in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Electronics & Industrial, Water & Protection, and Corporate & Other segments. The Electronics & Industrial segment supplies materials and solutions for the fabrication of semiconductors and integrated circuits. This segment also provides semiconductor and advanced packaging materials; dielectric and metallization solutions for chip packaging; and silicones for light emitting diode packaging and semiconductor applications; permanent and process chemistries for the fabrication of printed circuit boards to include laminates and substrates, and electroless and electrolytic metallization solutions, and electromagnetic shielding and thermal management solutions, as well as patterning solutions, and materials and metallization processes for metal finishing, decorative, and industrial applications. In addition, it offers various materials to manufacture rigid and flexible displays for organic light emitting diode, and other display applications; provides high performance parts, and specialty silicone elastomers, and lubricants to automotive, aerospace, electronics, industrial, and healthcare markets; and photopolymer plates and platemaking systems used in flexographic printing, and digital inks for textile, commercial, and home-office printing applications. The Water & Protection segment provides engineered products and integrated systems for worker safety, water purification and separation, transportation, energy, medical packaging and building materials. The Corporate & Other segment offers auto adhesives and fluids; Multibase; and Tedlar products. The company was formerly known as DowDuPont Inc. and changed its name to DuPont de Nemours, Inc. in June 2019. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

About Minerals Technologies

Minerals Technologies Inc. develops, produces, and markets various mineral, mineral-based, and related systems and services. The company operates through two segments, Consumer & Specialties, and Engineered Solutions segments. The Consumer & Specialties segment offers household and personal care products, such as pet litter, personal care, fabric care, edible oil and other fluid purification, animal health, and agricultural products; and specialty additives products, including precipitated calcium carbonate and ground calcium carbonate products that are used in the paper, paperboard, and fiber based packaging industries, as well as automotive, construction, and table and food applications. This segment produces limestone and dolomitic limestone used in construction, automotive, and consumer markets for packaging applications. The Engineered Solutions segment provides high-temperature technology products consisting of custom-blended mineral and non-mineral products for casting auto parts, farm and construction equipment, oil and gas production equipment, power generation turbine castings, and rail car components; and environmental and infrastructure products comprising geosynthetic clay lining systems, vapor intrusion mitigation products, sub surface waterproofing systems, green roofs, wastewater remediation, drinking water purification technologies, and drilling products. In addition, this segment provides chromite products; gunnable monolithic refractory products and application systems; monolithic refractory materials and pre-cast refractory shapes; refractory shapes and linings; carbon composite and pyrolitic graphite; and filtration and well testing services. It markets its products primarily through its direct sales force, as well as regional distributors. The company serves in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Minerals Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, New York.