ELM vs. CRDA, JMAT, VCT, SCPA, ESNT, ZTF, TET, SYNT, 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), Zotefoams (ZTF), Treatt (TET), Synthomer (SYNT), 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
Croda International beats Elementis on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ELM) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff