Synthomer (SYNT) Competitors

Synthomer (LON:SYNT) and Victrex (LON:VCT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, SYNT or VCT?

Synthomer has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victrex has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SYNT or VCT a better dividend stock?

Synthomer pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.4%. Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Synthomer pays out -50.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Victrex pays out 170.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Synthomer is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SYNT or VCT?

Victrex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Synthomer. Synthomer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Victrex, 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
Synthomer	£1.87B	0.09	-£82.04M	-£49.90	-2.05
Victrex	£285.02M	2.47	£30.80M	£35.20	22.93

Does the media favor SYNT or VCT?

In the previous week, Victrex had 3 more articles in the media than Synthomer. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Victrex and 0 mentions for Synthomer. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Synthomer's score of -0.55 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Synthomer	Negative
Victrex	Positive

Do analysts recommend SYNT or VCT?

Synthomer presently has a consensus target price of GBX 225, suggesting a potential upside of 119.94%. Victrex has a consensus target price of GBX 1,170, suggesting a potential upside of 44.98%. Given Synthomer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Synthomer is more favorable than Victrex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synthomer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Victrex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SYNT or VCT?

43.8% of Synthomer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Victrex shares are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of Synthomer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Victrex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SYNT or VCT?

Synthomer received 220 more outperform votes than Victrex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.46% of users gave Synthomer an outperform vote while only 63.61% of users gave Victrex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Synthomer	Outperform Votes 727 68.46%	Underperform Votes 335 31.54%
Victrex	Outperform Votes 507 63.61%	Underperform Votes 290 36.39%

Is SYNT or VCT more profitable?

Victrex has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Synthomer's net margin of -4.40%. Victrex's return on equity of 6.67% beat Synthomer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synthomer	-4.40%	-7.52%	-0.28%
Victrex	10.81%	6.67%	6.59%

Summary

Synthomer and Victrex tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.