CRDA vs. JMAT, MNDI, S32, FRES, EDV, WPM, ANTO, VCT, ELM, and ESNT
Should you be buying Croda International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Croda International include Johnson Matthey (JMAT), Mondi (MNDI), South32 (S32), Fresnillo (FRES), Endeavour Mining (EDV), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Antofagasta (ANTO), Victrex (VCT), Elementis (ELM), and Essentra (ESNT). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) and Croda International (LON:CRDA) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Johnson Matthey received 104 more outperform votes than Croda International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.00% of users gave Johnson Matthey an outperform vote while only 56.32% of users gave Croda International an outperform vote.
Croda International has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Croda International's net margin of 1.27%. Johnson Matthey's return on equity of 7.17% beat Croda International's return on equity.
Johnson Matthey has higher revenue and earnings than Croda International. Johnson Matthey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Croda International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Croda International had 2 more articles in the media than Johnson Matthey. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Croda International and 2 mentions for Johnson Matthey. Croda International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Johnson Matthey'saverage media sentiment score.
67.8% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Croda International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Croda International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Johnson Matthey has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Croda International has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Johnson Matthey presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,010, suggesting a potential upside of 15.05%. Croda International has a consensus price target of GBX 5,133.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.15%. Given Croda International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Johnson Matthey is more favorable than Croda International.
Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 109 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Johnson Matthey pays out 8,020.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Croda International pays out 8,934.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Johnson Matthey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Johnson Matthey beats Croda International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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