Johnson Matthey (JMAT) Competitors

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

Is CRDA or JMAT a better dividend stock?

Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Croda International pays out 71.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Johnson Matthey pays out 36.5% 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CRDA or JMAT?

Croda International has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Croda International	£1.67B	2.23	£162.90M	£1.54	1,733.77
Johnson Matthey	£11.67B	0.31	£98.34M	£2.11	1,020.83

Is CRDA or JMAT 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
Croda International	9.98%	6.96%	3.69%
Johnson Matthey	0.84%	4.49%	3.41%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CRDA or JMAT?

75.0% of Croda International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.0% of Johnson Matthey shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Croda International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Johnson Matthey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CRDA or JMAT?

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

Does the media refer more to CRDA or JMAT?

In the previous week, Johnson Matthey had 16 more articles in the media than Croda International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Johnson Matthey and 0 mentions for Croda International. Johnson Matthey's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Croda International's score of 0.67 indicating that Johnson Matthey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Croda International	Positive
Johnson Matthey	Positive

Do analysts rate CRDA or JMAT?

Croda International presently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,087.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.64%. Johnson Matthey has a consensus target price of GBX 2,273.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.44%. Given Croda International's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Croda International is more favorable than Johnson Matthey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Croda International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Johnson Matthey	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Croda International beats Johnson Matthey on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.