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Elementis (ELM) Competitors

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GBX 170.21 +0.61 (+0.36%)
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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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Croda International£1.63B2.57£162.90M£116.3725.79
Elementis£919.45M1.37-£43.57M-£4.71-36.11

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 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

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%

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ELM vs. The Competition

MetricElementisSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.26B£8.15B£3.24B£2.97B
Dividend Yield1.58%3.52%5.14%5.02%
P/E Ratio-36.1113.3695.87150.92
Price / Sales1.3759.9027,181,161,885,841,700.00244,729.06
Price / Cash8.8319.2523.9227.97
Price / Book1.274.595.924.56
Net Income-£43.57M£220.83M£147.60M£5.90B
7 Day Performance5.99%0.17%1.66%1.43%
1 Month Performance11.25%5.58%4.51%4.67%
1 Year Performance13.78%-8.07%25.44%79.82%

Elementis Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ELM
Elementis
0.8904 of 5 stars
GBX 170.21
+0.4%
GBX 170
-0.1%
+12.2%£1.26B£919.45M-36.111,281
CRDA
Croda International
2.5495 of 5 stars
GBX 2,970
+1.6%
GBX 3,766.67
+26.8%
-27.0%£4.15B£1.63B25.525,852
JMAT
Johnson Matthey
0.9567 of 5 stars
GBX 1,786.86
+2.9%
GBX 1,650
-7.7%
+9.8%£2.99B£11.69B30.36N/APositive News
Gap Down
VCT
Victrex
3.1742 of 5 stars
GBX 780
+0.5%
GBX 1,170
+50.0%
N/A£680.41M£285.02M22.161,109News Coverage
Dividend Increase
Insider Trade
SCPA
Scapa Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£402.98M£281.80M-7.321,461
ESNT
Essentra
2.2948 of 5 stars
GBX 107
flat
GBX 206.67
+93.1%
-32.4%£307.56M£309.74M88.15350Positive News
ZTF
Zotefoams
N/AGBX 326
+1.6%
N/A-32.6%£156.80M£131.66M15.78549
TET
Treatt
2.7975 of 5 stars
GBX 259.11
-0.2%
GBX 650
+150.9%
-43.6%£156.66M£142.31M14.00350Positive News
Dividend Increase
SYNT
Synthomer
3.2814 of 5 stars
GBX 93
-15.0%
GBX 225
+141.9%
-67.5%£152.50M£1.87B-1.864,200
IOF
Iofina
2.3061 of 5 stars
GBX 24.50
+2.1%
GBX 36.25
+48.0%
+38.0%£58.82M£61.34M17.1995Positive News
Gap Up
HAYD
Haydale Graphene Industries
N/AGBX 0.64
+3.2%
N/A+121.4%£24.06M£14.20M-1.3467Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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This page (LON:ELM) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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