CRDA vs. JMAT, MNDI, S32, FRES, EDV, WPM, ANTO, VCT, ELM, and ESNT
Should you be buying Croda International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Croda International include Johnson Matthey (JMAT), Mondi (MNDI), South32 (S32), Fresnillo (FRES), Endeavour Mining (EDV), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Antofagasta (ANTO), Victrex (VCT), Elementis (ELM), and Essentra (ESNT). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) and Croda International (LON:CRDA) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.
Johnson Matthey has higher revenue and earnings than Croda International. 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 received 104 more outperform votes than Croda International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.00% of users gave Johnson Matthey an outperform vote while only 56.32% of users gave Croda International an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Johnson Matthey had 2 more articles in the media than Croda International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Johnson Matthey and 3 mentions for Croda International. Croda International's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Johnson Matthey's score of 0.20 indicating that Johnson Matthey is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Johnson Matthey has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Croda International has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Johnson Matthey presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,010, indicating a potential upside of 15.47%. Croda International has a consensus target price of GBX 5,133.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.48%. Given Croda International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Johnson Matthey is more favorable than Croda International.
Croda International has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Croda International's net margin of 1.27%. Johnson Matthey's return on equity of 7.17% beat Croda International's return on equity.
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 2.4%. Johnson Matthey pays out 8,020.8% 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 8,934.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Johnson Matthey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
67.8% of Johnson Matthey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Croda International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Croda International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Johnson Matthey beats Croda International on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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