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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor CRDA or JMAT?

In the previous week, Johnson Matthey had 1 more articles in the media than Croda International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Johnson Matthey and 2 mentions for Croda International. Johnson Matthey's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Croda International's score of 0.00 indicating that Johnson Matthey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Croda International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Johnson Matthey	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CRDA or JMAT?

Croda International currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,766.67, indicating a potential upside of 22.61%. Johnson Matthey has a consensus target price of GBX 1,900, indicating a potential upside of 11.11%. Given Croda International's higher possible upside, 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Johnson Matthey	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRDA or JMAT?

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

Is CRDA or JMAT a better dividend stock?

Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 109 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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. 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CRDA or JMAT?

Croda International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Johnson Matthey. Croda International 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
Croda International	£1.63B	2.63	£162.90M	£116.37	26.40
Johnson Matthey	£11.69B	0.24	£98.34M	£58.85	29.06

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, CRDA or JMAT?

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

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

68.2% of Croda International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Croda International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Croda International and Johnson Matthey tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.