Elementis (ELM) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ELM or JMAT?

In the previous week, Elementis had 1 more articles in the media than Johnson Matthey. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Elementis and 0 mentions for Johnson Matthey. Elementis' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Johnson Matthey's score of 0.00 indicating that Elementis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elementis	Positive
Johnson Matthey	Neutral

Do analysts rate ELM or JMAT?

Elementis presently has a consensus price target of GBX 170, suggesting a potential upside of 37.99%. Johnson Matthey has a consensus price target of GBX 1,900, suggesting a potential upside of 45.48%. Given Johnson Matthey's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Johnson Matthey 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Johnson Matthey	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ELM or JMAT?

Elementis received 8 more outperform votes than Johnson Matthey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.78% of users gave Elementis an outperform vote while only 61.99% of users gave Johnson Matthey an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Elementis	Outperform Votes 494 65.78%	Underperform Votes 257 34.22%
Johnson Matthey	Outperform Votes 486 61.99%	Underperform Votes 298 38.01%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ELM or JMAT?

Johnson Matthey has higher revenue and earnings than Elementis. Elementis 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
Elementis	£919.45M	0.99	-£43.57M	-£4.71	-26.14
Johnson Matthey	£11.69B	0.19	£98.34M	£58.85	22.19

Is ELM or JMAT more profitable?

Johnson Matthey has a net margin of 0.84% compared to Elementis' net margin of -4.74%. Johnson Matthey's return on equity of 4.49% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elementis	-4.74%	-4.25%	4.49%
Johnson Matthey	0.84%	4.49%	3.41%

Which has more risk & volatility, ELM or JMAT?

Elementis has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Matthey has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ELM or JMAT?

73.7% of Elementis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Elementis shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ELM or JMAT a better dividend stock?

Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Elementis pays out -63.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

Elementis beats Johnson Matthey on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.