Which has higher earnings and valuation, VCT or ELM?

Victrex has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elementis. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elementis, 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 Victrex £296.40M 1.77 £30.80M -£22.40 N/A Elementis £597.50M 1.49 -£43.57M -£7.80 N/A

Is VCT or ELM more profitable?

Victrex has a net margin of -6.70% compared to Elementis' net margin of -7.58%. Victrex's return on equity of -4.95% beat Elementis' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Victrex -6.70% -4.95% 6.59% Elementis -7.58% -6.85% 4.49%

Do analysts rate SCPA or ELM?

Elementis has a consensus price target of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 28.70%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Elementis is more favorable than Scapa Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Scapa Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Elementis 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ESNT or ELM?

Essentra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elementis. Elementis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essentra, 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 Essentra £302M 0.76 £3.50M £0.70 117.31 Elementis £597.50M 1.49 -£43.57M -£7.80 N/A

Is ESNT or ELM more profitable?

Essentra has a net margin of 0.70% compared to Elementis' net margin of -7.58%. Essentra's return on equity of 0.79% beat Elementis' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Essentra 0.70% 0.79% 1.74% Elementis -7.58% -6.85% 4.49%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ELM or ZTF?

Zotefoams has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Elementis. Elementis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zotefoams, 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 £597.50M 1.49 -£43.57M -£7.80 N/A Zotefoams £158.49M 1.30 £9.80M £44.87 9.34

Is ELM or ZTF more profitable?

Zotefoams has a net margin of 14.28% compared to Elementis' net margin of -7.58%. Zotefoams' return on equity of 18.25% beat Elementis' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Elementis -7.58% -6.85% 4.49% Zotefoams 14.28% 18.25% 5.48%

Which has better valuation & earnings, TET or ELM?

Treatt has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elementis. Elementis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Treatt, 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 Treatt £128.29M 1.40 £11.22M £7.22 42.11 Elementis £597.50M 1.49 -£43.57M -£7.80 N/A

Is TET or ELM more profitable?

Treatt has a net margin of 3.40% compared to Elementis' net margin of -7.58%. Treatt's return on equity of 3.22% beat Elementis' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Treatt 3.40% 3.22% 6.72% Elementis -7.58% -6.85% 4.49%

Elementis (ELM) Competitors

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ELM vs. VCT, SCPA, ESNT, ZTF, and TET

Should you buy Elementis stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Elementis with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Elementis include Victrex (VCT), Scapa Group (SCPA), Essentra (ESNT), Zotefoams (ZTF), and Treatt (TET). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.

How does Elementis compare to Victrex?

Victrex (LON:VCT) and Elementis (LON:ELM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Victrex currently has a consensus price target of GBX 662.86, suggesting a potential upside of 9.93%. Elementis has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 28.70%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Elementis is more favorable than Victrex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victrex	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Elementis	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Victrex has a net margin of -6.70% compared to Elementis' net margin of -7.58%. Victrex's return on equity of -4.95% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victrex	-6.70%	-4.95%	6.59%
Elementis	-7.58%	-6.85%	4.49%

75.5% of Victrex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of Elementis shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Victrex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Elementis shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Victrex has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elementis. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elementis, 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
Victrex	£296.40M	1.77	£30.80M	-£22.40	N/A
Elementis	£597.50M	1.49	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A

Victrex has a beta of 0.756, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Elementis has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

In the previous week, Victrex had 1 more articles in the media than Elementis. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Victrex and 0 mentions for Elementis. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Elementis' score of 0.00 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Victrex	Positive
Elementis	Neutral

Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 59.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Victrex pays out -265.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Elementis pays out -56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Victrex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Victrex beats Elementis on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Elementis compare to Scapa Group?

Scapa Group (LON:SCPA) and Elementis (LON:ELM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and dividends.

Scapa Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Elementis' net margin of -7.58%. Scapa Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scapa Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Elementis	-7.58%	-6.85%	4.49%

57.5% of Elementis shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Elementis shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Scapa Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Elementis'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Scapa Group	Neutral
Elementis	Neutral

Scapa Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elementis. Elementis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scapa Group, 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
Scapa Group	£281.80M	0.00	N/A	-£29.30	N/A
Elementis	£597.50M	1.49	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A

Elementis has a consensus price target of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 28.70%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Elementis is more favorable than Scapa Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scapa Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Elementis	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Elementis beats Scapa Group on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Elementis compare to Essentra?

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

69.5% of Essentra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of Elementis shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Essentra shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Elementis shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Essentra had 1 more articles in the media than Elementis. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Essentra and 0 mentions for Elementis. Essentra's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Elementis'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Essentra	Neutral
Elementis	Neutral

Essentra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elementis. Elementis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essentra, 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
Essentra	£302M	0.76	£3.50M	£0.70	117.31
Elementis	£597.50M	1.49	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A

Essentra currently has a consensus target price of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 82.67%. Elementis has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 28.70%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Essentra is more favorable than Elementis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Essentra	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Elementis	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Essentra pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Essentra pays out 335.7% 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 -56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Essentra has a net margin of 0.70% compared to Elementis' net margin of -7.58%. Essentra's return on equity of 0.79% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Essentra	0.70%	0.79%	1.74%
Elementis	-7.58%	-6.85%	4.49%

Essentra has a beta of 0.822, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Elementis has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

Summary

Essentra beats Elementis on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Elementis compare to Zotefoams?

Elementis (LON:ELM) and Zotefoams (LON:ZTF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

57.5% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.6% of Zotefoams shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Elementis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Zotefoams shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Zotefoams has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Elementis. Elementis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zotefoams, 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	£597.50M	1.49	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A
Zotefoams	£158.49M	1.30	£9.80M	£44.87	9.34

Zotefoams has a net margin of 14.28% compared to Elementis' net margin of -7.58%. Zotefoams' return on equity of 18.25% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elementis	-7.58%	-6.85%	4.49%
Zotefoams	14.28%	18.25%	5.48%

In the previous week, Zotefoams had 1 more articles in the media than Elementis. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Zotefoams and 0 mentions for Elementis. Elementis' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Zotefoams'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elementis	Neutral
Zotefoams	Neutral

Elementis currently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 28.70%. Zotefoams has a consensus target price of GBX 605, suggesting a potential upside of 44.39%. Given Zotefoams' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zotefoams is more favorable than Elementis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elementis	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Zotefoams	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Elementis has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, Zotefoams has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Zotefoams pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Elementis pays out -56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zotefoams pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Elementis is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Zotefoams beats Elementis on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Elementis compare to Treatt?

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

Treatt pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Treatt pays out 77.6% 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 -56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Elementis is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Treatt has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elementis. Elementis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Treatt, 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
Treatt	£128.29M	1.40	£11.22M	£7.22	42.11
Elementis	£597.50M	1.49	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A

Treatt has a net margin of 3.40% compared to Elementis' net margin of -7.58%. Treatt's return on equity of 3.22% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Treatt	3.40%	3.22%	6.72%
Elementis	-7.58%	-6.85%	4.49%

17.5% of Treatt shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Treatt shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Elementis shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Treatt has a beta of 0.907, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Elementis has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

In the previous week, Treatt's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Elementis' score of 0.00 indicating that Treatt is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Treatt	Neutral
Elementis	Neutral

Treatt currently has a consensus price target of GBX 248.33, suggesting a potential downside of 18.31%. Elementis has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 28.70%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Elementis is more favorable than Treatt.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Treatt	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Elementis	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

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

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ELM vs. The Competition

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Metric	Elementis	Specialty Chemicals Industry	Materials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£889.83M	£8.50B	£4.74B	£2.77B
Dividend Yield	2.05%	3.40%	5.00%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	-19.92	14.85	22.86	366.32
Price / Sales	1.49	118.53	5,499.29	86,045.99
Price / Cash	8.83	19.57	27.05	27.85
Price / Book	1.16	3.36	8.81	7.83
Net Income	-£43.57M	£213.62M	£157.26M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-0.16%	-0.43%	-3.21%	-0.99%
1 Month Performance	3.40%	-0.89%	-4.26%	-0.76%
1 Year Performance	-1.65%	24.36%	51.55%	68.88%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ELM Elementis	N/A	GBX 155.40 +0.9%	GBX 200 +28.7%	-0.1%	£889.83M	£597.50M	N/A	1,281
VCT Victrex	1.8426 of 5 stars	GBX 621.80 -0.8%	GBX 662.86 +6.6%	-20.9%	£541.74M	£296.40M	N/A	1,109
SCPA Scapa Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£402.98M	£281.80M	N/A	1,461
ESNT Essentra	3.2623 of 5 stars	GBX 83.90 -1.1%	GBX 150 +78.8%	-16.9%	£235.09M	£302M	119.86	350	News Coverage
ZTF Zotefoams	4.068 of 5 stars	GBX 459 +1.3%	GBX 605 +31.8%	+32.0%	£225.75M	£158.49M	10.23	549	News Coverage Gap Up

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