Elementis (ELM) Competitors

Elementis (LON:ELM) and Croda International (LON:CRDA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ELM or CRDA?

73.7% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Croda International shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Elementis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Croda International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate ELM or CRDA?

Elementis presently has a consensus target price of GBX 170, suggesting a potential downside of 0.70%. Croda International has a consensus target price of GBX 3,133.33, suggesting a potential upside of 19.27%. Given Croda International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Croda International is more favorable than Elementis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elementis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Croda International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is ELM or CRDA more profitable?

Croda International has a net margin of 9.98% compared to Elementis' net margin of -4.74%. Croda International's return on equity of 6.96% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elementis	-4.74%	-4.25%	4.49%
Croda International	9.98%	6.96%	3.69%

Which has better earnings and valuation, ELM or CRDA?

Croda International has higher revenue and earnings than Elementis. Elementis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Croda International, 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
Elementis	£919.45M	1.37	-£43.57M	-£4.71	-36.32
Croda International	£1.63B	2.25	£162.90M	£116.37	22.57

Is ELM or CRDA a better dividend stock?

Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 109 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Elementis pays out -63.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Does the media prefer ELM or CRDA?

In the previous week, Croda International had 14 more articles in the media than Elementis. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Croda International and 6 mentions for Elementis. Elementis' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Croda International's score of 0.43 indicating that Elementis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Elementis	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Croda International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, ELM or CRDA?

Elementis has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Croda International has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Croda International beats Elementis on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.