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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, JMAT or CRDA?

Croda International has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Johnson Matthey	£11.69B	0.25	£98.34M	£58.85	30.30
Croda International	£1.63B	2.66	£162.90M	£116.37	26.67

Which has more risk & volatility, JMAT or CRDA?

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

Do analysts rate JMAT or CRDA?

Johnson Matthey currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,900, indicating a potential upside of 6.56%. Croda International has a consensus target price of GBX 3,766.67, indicating a potential upside of 21.36%. Given Croda International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Croda International is more favorable than Johnson Matthey.

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 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%

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 4.3%. Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 109 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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.

Does the media refer more to JMAT or CRDA?

In the previous week, Croda International had 2 more articles in the media than Johnson Matthey. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Croda International and 0 mentions for Johnson Matthey. Johnson Matthey's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Croda International's score of 0.91 indicating that Johnson Matthey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Johnson Matthey	Positive
Croda International	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Croda International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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