CRDA vs. JMAT, ELM, VCT, SCPA, ESNT, ZTF, TET, SYNT, IOF, and HAYD
Should you be buying Croda International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Croda International include Johnson Matthey (JMAT), Elementis (ELM), Victrex (VCT), Scapa Group (SCPA), Essentra (ESNT), Zotefoams (ZTF), Treatt (TET), Synthomer (SYNT), Iofina (IOF), and Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
Croda International vs. Its Competitors
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, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
69.0% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Croda International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Croda International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Croda International has a net margin of 9.98% compared to Johnson Matthey's net margin of 0.84%. Croda International's return on equity of 6.96% beat Johnson Matthey's return on equity.
Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Johnson Matthey pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Croda International pays out 71.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Johnson Matthey has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Croda International has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Croda International had 5 more articles in the media than Johnson Matthey. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Croda International and 2 mentions for Johnson Matthey. Johnson Matthey's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Croda International's score of -0.13 indicating that Johnson Matthey is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Croda International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Johnson Matthey. 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.
Johnson Matthey currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,875, indicating a potential downside of 7.64%. Croda International has a consensus price target of GBX 3,087.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.50%. Given Croda International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Croda International is more favorable than Johnson Matthey.
Summary
Croda International beats Johnson Matthey on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CRDA) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff