Croda International (CRDA) Competitors

Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) and Croda International (LON:CRDA) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, JMAT or CRDA?

Johnson Matthey has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Croda International has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JMAT or CRDA more profitable?

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 Matthey	0.84%	4.49%	3.41%
Croda International	9.98%	6.96%	3.69%

Does the media refer more to JMAT or CRDA?

In the previous week, Johnson Matthey had 1 more articles in the media than Croda International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Johnson Matthey and 2 mentions for Croda International. Johnson Matthey's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Croda International's score of 0.00 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Croda International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JMAT or CRDA?

Johnson Matthey received 105 more outperform votes than Croda International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.99% of users gave Johnson Matthey an outperform vote while only 56.28% of users gave Croda International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Johnson Matthey	Outperform Votes 486 61.99%	Underperform Votes 298 38.01%
Croda International	Outperform Votes 381 56.28%	Underperform Votes 296 43.72%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in JMAT or CRDA?

66.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Croda International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Croda International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is JMAT or CRDA a better dividend stock?

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 3.5%. Johnson Matthey pays out 130.8% 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 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate JMAT or CRDA?

Johnson Matthey presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,900, suggesting a potential upside of 9.64%. Croda International has a consensus price target of GBX 3,766.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.65%. Given Croda International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Croda International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, JMAT or CRDA?

Croda International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Johnson Matthey. Croda International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Johnson Matthey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Johnson Matthey	£11.69B	0.25	£98.34M	£58.85	29.45
Croda International	£1.63B	2.68	£162.90M	£116.37	26.83

Summary

Johnson Matthey and Croda International tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.