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Croda International (CRDA) Competitors

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GBX 2,872 +30.00 (+1.06%)
As of 12:29 PM Eastern

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Johnson Matthey0.84% 4.49% 3.41%
Croda International 9.98%6.96%3.69%

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Johnson Matthey
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Croda International
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Johnson Matthey£11.67B0.29£98.34M£2.11961.17
Croda International£1.67B2.40£162.90M£1.541,864.94

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Johnson Matthey
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Croda International
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Summary

Croda International beats Johnson Matthey on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CRDA vs. The Competition

MetricCroda InternationalSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£4.01B£7.50B£3.77B£2.61B
Dividend Yield3.87%3.47%5.05%5.29%
P/E Ratio1,864.94635.15157.454,431.92
Price / Sales2.4099.6122,694.4999,742.78
Price / Cash12.4119.2526.4327.90
Price / Book1.722.897.138.66
Net Income£162.90M£220.83M£148.88M£5.89B
7 Day Performance7.61%2.11%3.10%0.31%
1 Month Performance16.52%1.57%12.83%5.78%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-1.78%63.47%164.09%

Croda International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRDA
Croda International
2.3311 of 5 stars
GBX 2,872
+1.1%
GBX 3,087.50
+7.5%
-33.9%£4.01B£1.67B1,864.945,852
JMAT
Johnson Matthey
1.3341 of 5 stars
GBX 2,040
+0.3%
GBX 1,875
-8.1%
+31.9%£3.42B£11.67B965.91N/ANews Coverage
Gap Down
ELM
Elementis
1.0981 of 5 stars
GBX 163.40
+1.0%
GBX 170
+4.0%
N/A£940.05M£732.10M-1,276.561,281Positive News
VCT
Victrex
2.3963 of 5 stars
GBX 690
-0.6%
GBX 822
+19.1%
-26.1%£600.66M£297.30M2,035.401,109News Coverage
Dividend Increase
SCPA
Scapa Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£402.98M£281.80M-7.321,461
ESNT
Essentra
N/AGBX 111.80
+1.1%
GBX 191.67
+71.4%
-27.6%£319.16M£295.10M3,387.88350
ZTF
Zotefoams
2.714 of 5 stars
GBX 414.60
-0.3%
GBX 540
+30.2%
+3.5%£202.02M£154.16M36,052.17549Positive News
TET
Treatt
0.9345 of 5 stars
GBX 281.11
+0.0%
GBX 256.67
-8.7%
-35.9%£165.72M£145.16M1,532.76350Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
SYNT
Synthomer
2.4363 of 5 stars
GBX 67.50
-1.5%
GBX 98.33
+45.7%
-64.7%£110.34M£1.89B-132.094,200Positive News
IOF
Iofina
N/AGBX 23.10
-1.7%
GBX 40
+73.2%
+20.1%£44.32M£57.65M924.0095Gap Up
HAYD
Haydale Graphene Industries
N/AGBX 0.60
-7.7%
N/AN/A£25.94M£3.61M-181.8267Gap Up

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This page (LON:CRDA) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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