Elementis (ELM) Competitors

In the previous week, Elementis had 15 more articles in the media than Victrex. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Elementis and 3 mentions for Victrex. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Elementis' score of 0.21 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Elementis presently has a consensus price target of GBX 208.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.14%. Victrex has a consensus price target of GBX 663.33, suggesting a potential downside of 17.65%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Elementis is more favorable than Victrex.

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

Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 59.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Elementis pays out -56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Victrex pays out -265.9% 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. Victrex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Elementis has a beta of 0.919, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Victrex has a beta of 0.774, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

Elementis has a net margin of 12.16% compared to Victrex's net margin of -6.70%. Elementis' return on equity of 11.29% beat Victrex's return on equity.

Victrex has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Elementis has a net margin of 12.16% compared to Scapa Group's net margin of 0.00%. Elementis' return on equity of 11.29% beat Scapa Group's return on equity.

Elementis currently has a consensus target price of GBX 208.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.14%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Elementis is more favorable than Scapa Group.

In the previous week, Elementis had 18 more articles in the media than Scapa Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Elementis and 0 mentions for Scapa Group. Elementis' average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Scapa Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Elementis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

57.5% of Elementis shares are held by institutional investors. 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Essentra currently has a consensus target price of GBX 132.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.78%. Elementis has a consensus target price of GBX 208.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.14%. Given Essentra's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Essentra is more favorable than Elementis.

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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Elementis had 12 more articles in the media than Essentra. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Elementis and 6 mentions for Essentra. Essentra's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Elementis' score of 0.21 indicating that Essentra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

Essentra pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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. Elementis is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Essentra has a beta of 0.829, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Elementis has a beta of 0.919, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Elementis has a net margin of 12.16% compared to Essentra's net margin of 1.71%. Elementis' return on equity of 11.29% beat Essentra's return on equity.

Zotefoams pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Zotefoams pays out 16.9% 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. Elementis is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Zotefoams has a net margin of 14.28% compared to Elementis' net margin of 12.16%. Zotefoams' return on equity of 18.25% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Zotefoams presently has a consensus target price of GBX 605, suggesting a potential upside of 31.52%. Elementis has a consensus target price of GBX 208.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.14%. Given Zotefoams' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Zotefoams is more favorable than Elementis.

29.4% of Zotefoams shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Zotefoams shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Elementis 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.

In the previous week, Elementis had 18 more articles in the media than Zotefoams. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Elementis and 0 mentions for Zotefoams. Elementis' average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Zotefoams' score of 0.00 indicating that Elementis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Zotefoams has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Zotefoams has a beta of 1.239, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Elementis has a beta of 0.919, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.