Head to Head Comparison: REX American Resources (NYSE:REX) & PTT Global Chemical Public (OTCMKTS:PGCPF)

PTT Global Chemical Public (OTCMKTS:PGCPF) and REX American Resources (NYSE:REX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for PTT Global Chemical Public and REX American Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PTT Global Chemical Public	0	0	0	0	N/A
REX American Resources	0	0	1	0	3.00

REX American Resources has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.10%. Given REX American Resources’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe REX American Resources is more favorable than PTT Global Chemical Public.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PTT Global Chemical Public and REX American Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PTT Global Chemical Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.08	0.22
REX American Resources	$718.08 million	1.12	$60.94 million	$3.75	12.30

REX American Resources has higher revenue and earnings than PTT Global Chemical Public. PTT Global Chemical Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than REX American Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares PTT Global Chemical Public and REX American Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PTT Global Chemical Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
REX American Resources	9.64%	11.69%	10.47%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.1% of PTT Global Chemical Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of REX American Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of REX American Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

REX American Resources beats PTT Global Chemical Public on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PTT Global Chemical Public

PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited operates as a chemical company in Thailand and internationally. It operates through 6 segments: Upstream, Intermediates, Polymers and Chemicals, Bio and Circularity, Performance Chemicals, and Service and Others. The company offers refinery and shared facilities, which includes liquefied petroleum gas, light naphtha, reformate, jet fuel, diesel, and fuel oil; aromatics including benzene, toluene, paraxylene, cyclohexane, orthoxylene, and mixed xylenes; and olefins comprising ethylene, propylene, butadiene, and butene. It also provides monoethylene glycol; phenol, bisphenol A, acetone; purified terephthalic acid, propylene oxide, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate; polylactic acid and polybutylene succinate; post-consumer recycled PET and HDPE; and coating resins and additives, hexamethylene diisocyanate and HDI derivatives. In addition, the company offers polymers including high and low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, polystyrene, and rotomolding and polypropylene compounds; methyl ester, fatty alcohol, fatty alcohol ethoxylate, glycerin, and oleochemicals; chemicals, such as ethanolamine; and polyether, polymer, and premix polyols. Further, the company engages in the marketing and sales of products and packaging market development; technical, engineering, plant maintenance, safety, occupational health, environmental, and security businesses; and social enterprise and management consultancy. Additionally, it provides logistics, jetty, utilities, and infrastructure; liquidity management and financing, venture capital investment, and outsourcing; and transportation, packaging, and warehouse management services. It serves packaging, electronic and electronic equipment, automotive, agriculture, chemicals, construction, home, and personal applications. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

About REX American Resources

REX American Resources Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells ethanol in the United States. The company also offers corn, distillers grains, ethanol, distillers corn oil, gasoline, and natural gas. In addition, it provides dry distillers grains with solubles, which is used as a protein in animal feed. The company was formerly known as REX Stores Corporation and changed its name to REX American Resources Corporation in 2010. REX American Resources Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio.