Elementis (ELM) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CRDA or ELM?

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CRDA or ELM?

68.2% of Croda International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Croda International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Elementis 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.

Is CRDA or ELM a better dividend stock?

Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 109 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CRDA or ELM?

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
Croda International	£1.63B	2.57	£162.90M	£116.37	25.79
Elementis	£919.45M	1.37	-£43.57M	-£4.71	-36.11

Does the media prefer CRDA or ELM?

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

Do analysts rate CRDA or ELM?

Croda International currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,766.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.52%. Elementis has a consensus target price of GBX 170, suggesting a potential downside of 0.13%. Given Croda International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Is CRDA or ELM 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
Croda International	9.98%	6.96%	3.69%
Elementis	-4.74%	-4.25%	4.49%

Summary

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