Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VCT or ELM?

Victrex has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elementis. Elementis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Victrex, 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 1.87 £30.80M £31.80 20.00 Elementis £597.50M 1.47 -£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 30.72%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 higher earnings and valuation, ELM or ESNT?

Essentra has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 Elementis £597.50M 1.47 -£43.57M -£7.80 N/A Essentra £302M 0.81 £3.50M £0.70 122.43

Is ELM or ESNT 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 Elementis -7.58% -6.85% 4.49% Essentra 0.70% 0.79% 1.74%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ZTF or ELM?

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Zotefoams £158.49M 1.33 £9.80M £44.87 9.60 Elementis £597.50M 1.47 -£43.57M -£7.80 N/A

Is ZTF or ELM 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 Zotefoams 14.28% 18.25% 5.48% Elementis -7.58% -6.85% 4.49%

Is ELM or SYNT more profitable?

Elementis has a net margin of -7.58% compared to Synthomer's net margin of -9.03%. Elementis' return on equity of -6.85% beat Synthomer's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Elementis -7.58% -6.85% 4.49% Synthomer -9.03% -16.66% -0.28%

Elementis (ELM) Competitors

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

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 Synthomer (SYNT). 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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Victrex has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elementis. Elementis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Victrex, 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	1.87	£30.80M	£31.80	20.00
Elementis	£597.50M	1.47	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A

Victrex has a beta of 0.751, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Elementis has a beta of 0.928, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 59.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Victrex pays out 187.3% 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.

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, 1.8% of Elementis shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Elementis had 1 more articles in the media than Victrex. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Elementis and 2 mentions for Victrex. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 0.60 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 presently has a consensus target price of GBX 702.86, indicating a potential upside of 10.51%. Elementis has a consensus target price of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 30.72%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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%

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 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.

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%

Elementis has a consensus price target of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 30.72%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

In the previous week, Elementis had 3 more articles in the media than Scapa Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Elementis and 0 mentions for Scapa Group. Scapa Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Elementis'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Scapa Group	Neutral
Elementis	Neutral

57.5% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Elementis shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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	1.47	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A

Summary

Elementis beats Scapa Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Elementis compare to Essentra?

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

In the previous week, Elementis had 2 more articles in the media than Essentra. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Elementis and 1 mentions for Essentra. Essentra's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Elementis' score of 0.00 indicating that Essentra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elementis	Neutral
Essentra	Positive

Elementis has a beta of 0.928, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Essentra has a beta of 0.802, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

57.5% of Elementis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Essentra shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Elementis shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Essentra shares are held 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.

Elementis presently has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 30.72%. Essentra has a consensus price target of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 75.03%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Essentra 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
Essentra	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Essentra has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Elementis	£597.50M	1.47	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A
Essentra	£302M	0.81	£3.50M	£0.70	122.43

Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Essentra pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Elementis pays out -56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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
Elementis	-7.58%	-6.85%	4.49%
Essentra	0.70%	0.79%	1.74%

Summary

Essentra beats Elementis on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Elementis compare to Zotefoams?

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

Zotefoams currently has a consensus price target of GBX 605, indicating a potential upside of 40.45%. Elementis has a consensus price target of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 30.72%. Given Zotefoams' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Zotefoams is more favorable than Elementis.

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

Zotefoams has a beta of 1.255, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Elementis has a beta of 0.928, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Elementis had 2 more articles in the media than Zotefoams. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Elementis and 1 mentions for Zotefoams. Zotefoams' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Elementis' score of 0.00 indicating that Zotefoams is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Zotefoams	Positive
Elementis	Neutral

Zotefoams pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.60 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 2.9%. 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.

29.5% of Zotefoams shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of Elementis shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Zotefoams shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% 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.

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
Zotefoams	14.28%	18.25%	5.48%
Elementis	-7.58%	-6.85%	4.49%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zotefoams	£158.49M	1.33	£9.80M	£44.87	9.60
Elementis	£597.50M	1.47	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A

Summary

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

How does Elementis compare to Synthomer?

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

Elementis has a beta of 0.928, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Synthomer has a beta of 0.922, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Elementis currently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 30.72%. Synthomer has a consensus target price of GBX 86.75, indicating a potential downside of 21.22%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Elementis is more favorable than Synthomer.

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
Synthomer	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Elementis has a net margin of -7.58% compared to Synthomer's net margin of -9.03%. Elementis' return on equity of -6.85% beat Synthomer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elementis	-7.58%	-6.85%	4.49%
Synthomer	-9.03%	-16.66%	-0.28%

Elementis has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Synthomer. Elementis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synthomer, 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	1.47	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A
Synthomer	£1.74B	0.10	-£82.04M	-£96.00	N/A

In the previous week, Elementis had 2 more articles in the media than Synthomer. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Elementis and 1 mentions for Synthomer. Elementis' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Synthomer'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elementis	Neutral
Synthomer	Neutral

57.5% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.9% of Synthomer shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Elementis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Synthomer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Elementis beats Synthomer on 12 of the 15 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	£876.02M	£8.26B	£4.95B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	2.08%	3.37%	4.95%	6.13%
P/E Ratio	-19.62	19.99	23.42	364.69
Price / Sales	1.47	125.04	6,554.89	87,589.47
Price / Cash	8.83	19.25	27.43	27.85
Price / Book	1.15	3.42	9.42	7.72
Net Income	-£43.57M	£213.62M	£156.62M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.92%	0.50%	-0.51%	0.13%
1 Month Performance	N/A	N/A	17.05%	N/A
1 Year Performance	1.59%	33.75%	68.60%	74.58%

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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	2.6413 of 5 stars	GBX 153 +0.1%	GBX 200 +30.7%	+3.8%	£876.02M	£597.50M	N/A	1,281	Analyst Forecast Buyback Announcement
VCT Victrex	2.2987 of 5 stars	GBX 650 +2.8%	GBX 702.86 +8.1%	-18.9%	£566.31M	£296.40M	20.44	1,109
SCPA Scapa Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£402.98M	£281.80M	N/A	1,461
ESNT Essentra	4.3933 of 5 stars	GBX 88.30 +2.1%	GBX 150 +69.9%	-11.8%	£250.70M	£302M	126.14	350
ZTF Zotefoams	4.5147 of 5 stars	GBX 421 +5.8%	GBX 605 +43.7%	+42.8%	£205.97M	£158.49M	9.38	549

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