Johnson Matthey (JMAT) Competitors

Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) and Croda International (LON:CRDA) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, JMAT or CRDA?

Johnson Matthey has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Croda International has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, JMAT or CRDA?

Croda International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Johnson Matthey. Johnson Matthey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Croda International, 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	0.19	£98.34M	£58.85	22.19
Croda International	£1.63B	2.54	£162.90M	£116.37	25.51

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

66.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Croda International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Croda International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer JMAT or CRDA?

In the previous week, Croda International had 7 more articles in the media than Johnson Matthey. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Croda International and 0 mentions for Johnson Matthey. Johnson Matthey's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Croda International's score of -0.14 indicating that Johnson Matthey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Johnson Matthey	Neutral
Croda International	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JMAT or CRDA?

Johnson Matthey received 105 more outperform votes than Croda International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.99% of users gave Johnson Matthey an outperform vote while only 56.28% of users gave Croda International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Johnson Matthey	Outperform Votes 486 61.99%	Underperform Votes 298 38.01%
Croda International	Outperform Votes 381 56.28%	Underperform Votes 296 43.72%

Do analysts rate JMAT or CRDA?

Johnson Matthey presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,900, suggesting a potential upside of 45.48%. Croda International has a consensus target price of GBX 3,766.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.87%. Given Johnson Matthey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Johnson Matthey is more favorable than Croda International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Johnson Matthey	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Croda International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is JMAT or CRDA a better dividend stock?

Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 109 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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. Croda International pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is JMAT or CRDA more profitable?

Croda International has a net margin of 9.98% compared to Johnson Matthey's net margin of 0.84%. Croda International's return on equity of 6.96% beat Johnson Matthey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Matthey	0.84%	4.49%	3.41%
Croda International	9.98%	6.96%	3.69%

Summary

Croda International beats Johnson Matthey on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.