NHYDY Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Ecolab has a net margin of 8.47% compared to Norsk Hydro ASA's net margin of 10.89%. Norsk Hydro ASA's return on equity of 8.85% beat Ecolab's return on equity of 24.56%.

Norsk Hydro ASA has a consensus price target of $6.60, signalling upside risk potential of 12.26%. On the other hand Ecolab has an analysts' consensus of $276.21 which suggests that it could grow by 3.17%. Given that Norsk Hydro ASA has higher upside potential than Ecolab, analysts believe Norsk Hydro ASA is more attractive than Ecolab.

Norsk Hydro ASA has a beta of 1.497, which suggesting that the stock is 49.711% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Ecolab has a beta of 1.029, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 2.876%.

Norsk Hydro ASA has a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.7%. Ecolab offers a yield of 0.94% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share. Norsk Hydro ASA pays 86.62% of its earnings as a dividend. Ecolab pays out 31.45% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Norsk Hydro ASA quarterly revenues are $5.1B, which are larger than Ecolab quarterly revenues of $3.7B. Norsk Hydro ASA's net income of $435.8M is higher than Ecolab's net income of $402.5M. Notably, Norsk Hydro ASA's price-to-earnings ratio is 13.24x while Ecolab's PE ratio is 36.38x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Norsk Hydro ASA is 0.60x versus 4.88x for Ecolab. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Elkem ASA has a net margin of 8.47% compared to Norsk Hydro ASA's net margin of -7.16%. Norsk Hydro ASA's return on equity of 8.85% beat Elkem ASA's return on equity of -1.79%.

Norsk Hydro ASA has a consensus price target of $6.60, signalling upside risk potential of 12.26%. On the other hand Elkem ASA has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could fall by --. Given that Norsk Hydro ASA has higher upside potential than Elkem ASA, analysts believe Norsk Hydro ASA is more attractive than Elkem ASA.

Norsk Hydro ASA has a beta of 1.497, which suggesting that the stock is 49.711% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Elkem ASA has a beta of 0.000, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 100%.

Norsk Hydro ASA has a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.7%. Elkem ASA offers a yield of 1.24% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share. Norsk Hydro ASA pays 86.62% of its earnings as a dividend. Elkem ASA pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Norsk Hydro ASA's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Norsk Hydro ASA quarterly revenues are $5.1B, which are larger than Elkem ASA quarterly revenues of $416.9M. Norsk Hydro ASA's net income of $435.8M is higher than Elkem ASA's net income of -$29.8M. Notably, Norsk Hydro ASA's price-to-earnings ratio is 13.24x while Elkem ASA's PE ratio is 21.77x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Norsk Hydro ASA is 0.60x versus 0.77x for Elkem ASA. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Stepan has a net margin of 8.47% compared to Norsk Hydro ASA's net margin of 3.32%. Norsk Hydro ASA's return on equity of 8.85% beat Stepan's return on equity of 4.69%.

Norsk Hydro ASA has a consensus price target of $6.60, signalling upside risk potential of 12.26%. On the other hand Stepan has an analysts' consensus of $85.00 which suggests that it could grow by 49.62%. Given that Stepan has higher upside potential than Norsk Hydro ASA, analysts believe Stepan is more attractive than Norsk Hydro ASA.

Norsk Hydro ASA has a beta of 1.497, which suggesting that the stock is 49.711% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Stepan has a beta of 1.013, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 1.337%.

Norsk Hydro ASA has a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.7%. Stepan offers a yield of 2.69% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share. Norsk Hydro ASA pays 86.62% of its earnings as a dividend. Stepan pays out 67.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Norsk Hydro ASA quarterly revenues are $5.1B, which are larger than Stepan quarterly revenues of $593.3M. Norsk Hydro ASA's net income of $435.8M is higher than Stepan's net income of $19.7M. Notably, Norsk Hydro ASA's price-to-earnings ratio is 13.24x while Stepan's PE ratio is 23.09x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Norsk Hydro ASA is 0.60x versus 0.59x for Stepan. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Yara International ASA has a net margin of 8.47% compared to Norsk Hydro ASA's net margin of 8.11%. Norsk Hydro ASA's return on equity of 8.85% beat Yara International ASA's return on equity of 3.93%.

Norsk Hydro ASA has a consensus price target of $6.60, signalling upside risk potential of 12.26%. On the other hand Yara International ASA has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could fall by --. Given that Norsk Hydro ASA has higher upside potential than Yara International ASA, analysts believe Norsk Hydro ASA is more attractive than Yara International ASA.

Norsk Hydro ASA has a beta of 1.497, which suggesting that the stock is 49.711% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Yara International ASA has a beta of 0.905, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 9.55%.

Norsk Hydro ASA has a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.7%. Yara International ASA offers a yield of 1.32% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share. Norsk Hydro ASA pays 86.62% of its earnings as a dividend. Yara International ASA pays out 857.14% of its earnings as a dividend. Norsk Hydro ASA's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Yara International ASA's is not.

Norsk Hydro ASA quarterly revenues are $5.1B, which are larger than Yara International ASA quarterly revenues of $3.6B. Norsk Hydro ASA's net income of $435.8M is higher than Yara International ASA's net income of $294M. Notably, Norsk Hydro ASA's price-to-earnings ratio is 13.24x while Yara International ASA's PE ratio is 33.20x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Norsk Hydro ASA is 0.60x versus 0.68x for Yara International ASA. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.