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As of 08/14/2026 11:32 AM Eastern
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LTHM vs. FUL, VGAS, ADES, VCT, and SCPA

Should you buy James Latham stock or one of its competitors? James Latham's main competitors and comparable companies include Fulham Shore (FUL), Volga Gas (VGAS), ADES International (ADES), Victrex (VCT), and Scapa Group (SCPA). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.

How does James Latham compare to Fulham Shore?

James Latham (LON:LTHM) and Fulham Shore (LON:FUL) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

2.4% of James Latham shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.4% of Fulham Shore shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.1% of James Latham shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 69.1% of Fulham Shore shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

James Latham has higher revenue and earnings than Fulham Shore.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
James Latham£393.04M0.54£22.24M£92.4011.31
Fulham Shore£93.13M0.00£1.52MN/AN/A

In the previous week, James Latham's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Fulham Shore'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
James Latham Neutral
Fulham Shore Neutral

James Latham has a beta of 0.746, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fulham Shore has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the broader market.

James Latham has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Fulham Shore's net margin of 1.63%. James Latham's return on equity of 8.13% beat Fulham Shore's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
James Latham4.73% 8.13% 6.46%
Fulham Shore 1.63%3.91%1.17%

Summary

James Latham beats Fulham Shore on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does James Latham compare to Volga Gas?

James Latham (LON:LTHM) and Volga Gas (LON:VGAS) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

2.4% of James Latham shares are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of James Latham shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, James Latham's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Volga Gas'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
James Latham Neutral
Volga Gas Neutral

James Latham has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Volga Gas' net margin of 0.00%. James Latham's return on equity of 8.13% beat Volga Gas' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
James Latham4.73% 8.13% 6.46%
Volga Gas N/A N/A N/A

James Latham has higher revenue and earnings than Volga Gas. Volga Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Latham, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
James Latham£393.04M0.54£22.24M£92.4011.31
Volga Gas£18.73M0.00N/A-£19.20N/A

Summary

James Latham beats Volga Gas on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does James Latham compare to ADES International?

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

James Latham has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ADES International. ADES International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Latham, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ADES International£452.11M0.00N/A£0.46N/A
James Latham£393.04M0.54£22.24M£92.4011.31

In the previous week, ADES International had 1 more articles in the media than James Latham. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for ADES International and 0 mentions for James Latham. James Latham's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat ADES International's score of -0.95 indicating that James Latham is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
ADES International Negative
James Latham Neutral

2.4% of James Latham shares are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of James Latham shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

James Latham has a net margin of 4.73% compared to ADES International's net margin of 0.00%. James Latham's return on equity of 8.13% beat ADES International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ADES InternationalN/A N/A N/A
James Latham 4.73%8.13%6.46%

Summary

James Latham beats ADES International on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does James Latham compare to Victrex?

James Latham (LON:LTHM) and Victrex (LON:VCT) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Victrex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than James Latham. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Latham, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
James Latham£393.04M0.54£22.24M£92.4011.31
Victrex£296.40M2.38£30.80M-£22.40N/A

James Latham pays an annual dividend of GBX 35.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 59.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. James Latham pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Victrex pays out -265.9% 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. Victrex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Victrex had 1 more articles in the media than James Latham. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Victrex and 0 mentions for James Latham. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat James Latham's score of 0.00 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
James Latham Neutral
Victrex Neutral

James Latham has a beta of 0.746, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Victrex has a beta of 0.812, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

James Latham has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Victrex's net margin of -6.70%. James Latham's return on equity of 8.13% beat Victrex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
James Latham4.73% 8.13% 6.46%
Victrex -6.70%-4.95%6.59%

2.4% of James Latham shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Victrex shares are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of James Latham shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Victrex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Victrex has a consensus price target of GBX 663.33, indicating a potential downside of 17.90%. Given Victrex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Victrex is more favorable than James Latham.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
James Latham
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Victrex
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17

Summary

Victrex beats James Latham on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does James Latham compare to Scapa Group?

Scapa Group (LON:SCPA) and James Latham (LON:LTHM) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

2.4% of James Latham shares are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of James Latham shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Scapa Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled James Latham'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Scapa Group Neutral
James Latham Neutral

James Latham has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Scapa Group's net margin of 0.00%. James Latham's return on equity of 8.13% beat Scapa Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Scapa GroupN/A N/A N/A
James Latham 4.73%8.13%6.46%

James Latham has higher revenue and earnings than Scapa Group. Scapa Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Latham, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Scapa Group£281.80M0.00N/A-£29.30N/A
James Latham£393.04M0.54£22.24M£92.4011.31

Summary

James Latham beats Scapa Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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LTHM vs. The Competition

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MetricJames LathamChemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£210.67M£11.49B£4.84B£2.88B
Dividend Yield3.45%2.85%4.72%6.11%
P/E Ratio11.3142.4125.58368.50
Price / Sales0.5452.354,521.3383,338.70
Price / Cash6.7415.4927.1227.89
Price / Book0.983.848.857.18
Net Income£22.24M£221.17M£154.16M£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.48%0.18%0.96%0.91%
1 Month Performance-2.79%3.36%8.66%2.92%
1 Year Performance-5.77%19.91%43.25%64.34%

James Latham Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LTHM
James Latham
N/AGBX 1,045
-2.3%		N/A-5.8%£210.67M£393.04M11.311,350
FUL
Fulham Shore
N/AN/AN/AN/A£89.23M£93.13M975.007,000
VGAS
Volga Gas
N/AN/AN/AN/A£18.99M£18.73MN/A2
ADES
ADES International
N/AN/AN/AN/A£5.09M£452.11M26.62140
VCT
Victrex
0.5584 of 5 stars		GBX 825.25
+1.1%		GBX 663.33
-19.6%		+16.1%£719.01M£296.40MN/A1,109

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This page (LON:LTHM) was last updated on 8/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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