Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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 1.76 £30.80M -£22.40 N/A Elementis £597.50M 1.48 -£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 prefer ELM or SCPA?

Elementis currently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 29.37%. 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 Elementis 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Scapa Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has higher 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 £0.70 117.00 Elementis £597.50M 1.48 -£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 higher 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 1.48 -£43.57M -£7.80 N/A Zotefoams £158.49M 1.31 £9.80M £44.87 9.42

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 preferable valuation and earnings, ELM or TET?

Treatt has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 Elementis £597.50M 1.48 -£43.57M -£7.80 N/A Treatt £128.29M 1.40 £11.22M £7.22 42.04

Is ELM or TET 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 Elementis -7.58% -6.85% 4.49% Treatt 3.40% 3.22% 6.72%

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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

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%

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	1.76	£30.80M	-£22.40	N/A
Elementis	£597.50M	1.48	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A

Victrex has a beta of 0.756, meaning that its share price is 24% 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.

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.

75.5% of Victrex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Victrex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Elementis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 currently has a consensus price target of GBX 662.86, indicating a potential upside of 10.48%. Elementis has a consensus price target of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 29.37%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

Summary

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

How does Elementis compare to Scapa Group?

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

57.5% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Elementis shares are owned by company 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.

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elementis	Neutral
Scapa Group	Neutral

Elementis currently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 29.37%. 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
Elementis	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Scapa Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Scapa Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Elementis	£597.50M	1.48	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A
Scapa Group	£281.80M	0.00	N/A	-£29.30	N/A

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
Elementis	-7.58%	-6.85%	4.49%
Scapa Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Elementis shares are held by company 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.

Essentra currently has a consensus price target of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 83.15%. Elementis has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 29.37%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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 has a beta of 0.822, suggesting that its share price is 18% 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.

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 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.

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	117.00
Elementis	£597.50M	1.48	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A

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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

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.

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

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%

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.

Elementis presently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 29.37%. Zotefoams has a consensus target price of GBX 605, suggesting a potential upside of 43.21%. Given Zotefoams' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

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	1.48	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A
Zotefoams	£158.49M	1.31	£9.80M	£44.87	9.42

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

Summary

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

How does Elementis compare to Treatt?

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

57.5% of Elementis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of Treatt shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Elementis shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Treatt 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.

Elementis presently has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 29.37%. Treatt has a consensus price target of GBX 248.33, suggesting a potential downside of 18.18%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Elementis is more favorable than Treatt.

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
Treatt	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

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

Treatt has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Elementis	£597.50M	1.48	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A
Treatt	£128.29M	1.40	£11.22M	£7.22	42.04

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
Elementis	-7.58%	-6.85%	4.49%
Treatt	3.40%	3.22%	6.72%

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

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 news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elementis	Neutral
Treatt	Neutral

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	£885.25M	£8.50B	£4.74B	£2.77B
Dividend Yield	2.05%	3.40%	5.00%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	-19.82	14.85	22.88	366.32
Price / Sales	1.48	118.51	5,496.25	86,064.12
Price / Cash	8.83	19.57	27.05	27.85
Price / Book	1.16	3.36	8.80	7.81
Net Income	-£43.57M	£213.62M	£157.26M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-0.68%	-0.45%	-3.20%	-1.01%
1 Month Performance	2.86%	-0.91%	-4.26%	-0.81%
1 Year Performance	-2.15%	24.30%	51.67%	68.82%

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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 154.60 +0.4%	GBX 200 +29.4%	-0.1%	£885.25M	£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	3.2788 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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