Yahoo Finance Ingevity (NGVT) Benefits From Strong Demand and Growth Actions
Ingevity Corporation NGVT is poised to gain from demand strength in its industrial specialties and engineered polymers businesses, higher prices and its actions to drive growth amid headwinds from cost inflation.
Shares of Ingevity, a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, have risen 7.6% over the past year against the 8.9% decline of its industry.
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Ingevity is benefiting from a recovery in demand for its products from the pandemic-induced slowdown. The company’s Performance Chemicals segment is riding on solid demand as well as higher selling prices. It is seeing strong demand in engineered polymers and industrial specialties. Improved global automotive production is also expected to support results in the Performance Materials unit in 2023. Strong demand is expected to continue to drive NGVT’s top line moving ahead.
Ingevity is also taking a number of actions to drive long-term growth. It remains committed to invest organically. The company also remains focused on optimizing its operations and inventory to provide outstanding service to customers. It is also taking price hike actions to mitigate cost inflation. Ingevity is also committed to capturing the maximum value for its products.
The acquisition of Ozark Materials also strengthens the company’s position in the paving construction industry and enables it to better serve its customers. Ozark Materials is a leading manufacturer of pavement marking materials, including thermoplastic pavement markings, waterborne traffic paints and preformed thermoplastics.
The company’s $60 million investment to buy an equity stake in Nexeon Limited also establishes its presence in the electric vehicle (EV) market along with providing opportunities to expand its activated carbon business. The investment includes a commitment to jointly develop technology for EVs using Ingevity’s activated carbon to improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries.
However, the company is facing costs-related headwinds as witnessed in the fourth quarter of 2022. Higher raw material costs and energy inflation are affecting its results. Raw material inflation is expected to continue over the near term due to persistent supply-chain issues. As such, higher input costs are likely to weigh on NGVT's bottom line. Higher logistics costs due to disruptions in supply chains are another concern.
Ingevity Corporation Price and Consensus
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Stocks to Consider
Better-ranked stocks worth considering in the basic materials space include Steel Dynamics, Inc. STLD, Olympic Steel, Inc. ZEUS and Yamana Gold Inc. AUY.
Steel Dynamics currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for STLD's current-year earnings has been revised 37.2% upward in the past 60 days. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Steel Dynamics’ earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the last four quarters. It has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of roughly 11.3%, on average. STLD has gained around 32% in a year.
Olympic Steel currently sports a Zacks Rank #1. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ZEUS's current-year earnings has been revised 60.6% upward in the past 60 days.
Olympic Steel’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the last four quarters. It has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of roughly 26.2%, on average. ZEUS has rallied around 33% in a year.
Yamana Gold currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AUY’s current-year earnings has been revised 3.8% upward in the past 60 days.
Yamana Gold beat Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the last four quarters. It delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 22.5% on average. AUY’s shares have gained roughly 6% in the past year.
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