ESNT vs. SYNT, TET, ZTF, ELM, VCT, TKO, RSG, IBST, PAF, and ATYM
Should you be buying Essentra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Essentra include Synthomer (SYNT), Treatt (TET), Zotefoams (ZTF), Elementis (ELM), Victrex (VCT), Taseko Mines (TKO), Resolute Mining (RSG), Ibstock (IBST), Pan African Resources (PAF), and Atalaya Mining (ATYM). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Essentra (LON:ESNT) and Synthomer (LON:SYNT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.
Essentra has a net margin of 1.71% compared to Synthomer's net margin of -3.40%. Essentra's return on equity of 1.71% beat Synthomer's return on equity.
Synthomer received 367 more outperform votes than Essentra when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.56% of users gave Essentra an outperform vote while only 68.50% of users gave Synthomer an outperform vote.
Essentra has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synthomer has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Essentra pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Synthomer pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Essentra pays out 20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Synthomer pays out -2,083.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Synthomer is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Essentra presently has a consensus price target of GBX 300, suggesting a potential upside of 57.89%. Synthomer has a consensus price target of GBX 224.40, suggesting a potential downside of 20.53%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Essentra is more favorable than Synthomer.
Essentra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Synthomer. Synthomer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essentra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
119.5% of Essentra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of Synthomer shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Essentra shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.3% of Synthomer shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Synthomer had 5 more articles in the media than Essentra. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Synthomer and 0 mentions for Essentra. Synthomer's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Essentra's score of 0.00 indicating that Synthomer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Essentra beats Synthomer on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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