Elementis (ELM) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, JMAT or ELM?

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
Johnson Matthey	£11.69B	0.21	£98.34M	£58.85	25.17
Elementis	£919.45M	1.29	-£43.57M	-£4.71	-34.20

Does the media refer more to JMAT or ELM?

In the previous week, Johnson Matthey had 2 more articles in the media than Elementis. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Johnson Matthey and 1 mentions for Elementis. Elementis' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Johnson Matthey'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
Johnson Matthey	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Elementis	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JMAT or ELM a better dividend stock?

Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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. Elementis pays out -63.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is JMAT or ELM 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
Johnson Matthey	0.84%	4.49%	3.41%
Elementis	-4.74%	-4.25%	4.49%

Do analysts rate JMAT or ELM?

Johnson Matthey presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,975, indicating a potential upside of 33.36%. Elementis has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 5.46%. Given Johnson Matthey's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Johnson Matthey is more favorable than Elementis.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JMAT or ELM?

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
Johnson Matthey	Outperform Votes 486 61.99%	Underperform Votes 298 38.01%
Elementis	Outperform Votes 494 65.78%	Underperform Votes 257 34.22%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JMAT or ELM?

66.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, JMAT or ELM?

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

Summary

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