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Elementis (ELM) Competitors

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GBX 169.60 +0.80 (+0.47%)
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ELM vs. CRDA, JMAT, VCT, SCPA, ESNT, SYNT, TET, ZTF, IOF, and HAYD

Should you be buying Elementis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Elementis include Croda International (CRDA), Johnson Matthey (JMAT), Victrex (VCT), Scapa Group (SCPA), Essentra (ESNT), Synthomer (SYNT), Treatt (TET), Zotefoams (ZTF), Iofina (IOF), and Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.

Elementis vs. Its Competitors

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

Croda International currently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,766.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.34%. Elementis has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 0.24%. Given Croda International's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Croda International is more favorable than Elementis.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Croda International
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Elementis
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

68.2% of Croda International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of Elementis shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Croda International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Elementis shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

In the previous week, Croda International and Croda International both had 2 articles in the media. Elementis' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Croda International's score of 0.00 indicating that Elementis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
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
Elementis
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 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
Croda International9.98% 6.96% 3.69%
Elementis -4.74%-4.25%4.49%

Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 109 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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. Elementis pays out -63.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Croda International£1.63B2.53£162.90M£116.3725.42
Elementis£919.45M1.36-£43.57M-£4.71-35.98

Summary

Croda International beats Elementis on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ELM vs. The Competition

MetricElementisSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.25B£8.13B£3.25B£2.96B
Dividend Yield1.58%3.52%5.15%5.02%
P/E Ratio-35.9813.3694.11147.41
Price / Sales1.3659.5027,271,165,733,135,700.00240,143.56
Price / Cash8.8319.2523.9227.97
Price / Book1.274.595.984.55
Net Income-£43.57M£220.83M£147.60M£5.90B
7 Day Performance5.99%0.03%2.31%1.27%
1 Month Performance10.85%5.07%4.67%4.62%
1 Year Performance12.17%-7.94%25.73%82.58%

Elementis Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ELM
Elementis
0.8901 of 5 stars
GBX 169.60
+0.5%
GBX 170
+0.2%
+11.6%£1.25B£919.45M-35.981,281
CRDA
Croda International
2.5266 of 5 stars
GBX 3,060
+3.0%
GBX 3,766.67
+23.1%
-25.7%£4.28B£1.63B26.295,852News Coverage
Gap Down
JMAT
Johnson Matthey
0.9463 of 5 stars
GBX 1,711
+1.1%
GBX 1,650
-3.6%
+10.2%£2.86B£11.69B29.07N/APositive News
VCT
Victrex
3.3977 of 5 stars
GBX 771
+1.7%
GBX 1,170
+51.8%
N/A£672.56M£285.02M21.911,109News Coverage
Dividend Increase
SCPA
Scapa Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£402.98M£281.80M-7.321,461
ESNT
Essentra
2.275 of 5 stars
GBX 101.60
+2.4%
GBX 206.67
+103.4%
-30.0%£292.04M£309.74M83.70350Positive News
SYNT
Synthomer
3.2821 of 5 stars
GBX 102.80
+0.8%
GBX 225
+118.9%
-67.4%£168.57M£1.87B-2.064,200Insider Trade
Gap Up
TET
Treatt
2.7625 of 5 stars
GBX 258
+0.6%
GBX 650
+151.9%
-43.9%£155.99M£142.31M13.94350Positive News
Dividend Increase
Gap Up
ZTF
Zotefoams
N/AGBX 324
+2.5%
N/A-31.5%£155.84M£131.66M15.69549Gap Down
IOF
Iofina
2.29 of 5 stars
GBX 25.40
+3.7%
GBX 36.25
+42.7%
+34.7%£60.98M£61.34M17.8395
HAYD
Haydale Graphene Industries
N/AGBX 0.65
+11.2%
N/A+120.3%£24.25M£14.20M-1.3567Gap Up
High Trading Volume

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