ZTF vs. TET, SYNT, ESNT, SLP, CAPD, THS, JLP, ECOR, CMCL, and SHG
Should you be buying Zotefoams stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zotefoams include Treatt (TET), Synthomer (SYNT), Essentra (ESNT), Sylvania Platinum (SLP), Capital (CAPD), Tharisa (THS), Jubilee Metals Group (JLP), Ecora Resources (ECOR), Caledonia Mining (CMCL), and Shanta Gold (SHG). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Treatt (LON:TET) and Zotefoams (LON:ZTF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.
Zotefoams received 87 more outperform votes than Treatt when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.49% of users gave Zotefoams an outperform vote while only 68.83% of users gave Treatt an outperform vote.
Treatt has higher revenue and earnings than Zotefoams. Zotefoams is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Treatt, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
70.1% of Treatt shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Zotefoams shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of Treatt shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of Zotefoams shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Treatt has a net margin of 7.42% compared to Treatt's net margin of 7.28%. Treatt's return on equity of 8.20% beat Zotefoams' return on equity.
Treatt pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Zotefoams pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Treatt pays out 4,444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Zotefoams pays out 3,684.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Treatt has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zotefoams has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Treatt currently has a consensus price target of GBX 655, indicating a potential upside of 36.46%. Given Zotefoams' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Treatt is more favorable than Zotefoams.
In the previous week, Zotefoams had 1 more articles in the media than Treatt. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Zotefoams and 0 mentions for Treatt. Zotefoams' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Treatt's score of 0.40 indicating that Treatt is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Treatt beats Zotefoams on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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