Elementis (ELM) Competitors

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

Is ELM or JMAT a better dividend stock?

Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

Does the media prefer ELM or JMAT?

In the previous week, Johnson Matthey had 12 more articles in the media than Elementis. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Johnson Matthey and 0 mentions for Elementis. Johnson Matthey's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Elementis' score of 0.00 indicating that Johnson Matthey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elementis	Neutral
Johnson Matthey	Neutral

Which has stronger 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	1.04	-£43.57M	-£4.71	-27.58
Johnson Matthey	£11.69B	0.25	£98.34M	£58.85	29.40

Do analysts recommend ELM or JMAT?

Elementis presently has a consensus target price of GBX 170, suggesting a potential upside of 30.77%. Johnson Matthey has a consensus target price of GBX 1,900, suggesting a potential upside of 9.83%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Elementis is more favorable than Johnson Matthey.

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ELM or JMAT?

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

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 volatility and risk, ELM or JMAT?

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

Summary

Elementis beats Johnson Matthey on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.