Elementis (ELM) Competitors

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

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 3.6%. 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	1.36	-£43.57M	-£4.71	-35.81
Croda International	£1.63B	2.58	£162.90M	£116.37	25.85

Which has more volatility and risk, ELM or CRDA?

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

Do analysts prefer ELM or CRDA?

Elementis presently has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 0.71%. Croda International has a consensus price target of GBX 3,766.67, indicating a potential upside of 25.22%. Given Croda International's higher probable 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Croda International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media prefer ELM or CRDA?

In the previous week, Elementis and Elementis 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 media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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%

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

Summary

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