Synthomer (SYNT) Competitors

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

Is VCT or SYNT a better dividend stock?

Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Synthomer pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. Victrex pays out 17,142.9% 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 pays out -4,098.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Synthomer is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, VCT or SYNT?

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

Do analysts recommend VCT or SYNT?

Victrex currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,425, suggesting a potential upside of 29.31%. Synthomer has a consensus price target of GBX 288.33, suggesting a potential upside of 70.01%. Given Synthomer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Synthomer is more favorable than Victrex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victrex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Synthomer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has better earnings and valuation, VCT or SYNT?

Victrex has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Victrex	£284.10M	3.38	£30.70M	£0.35	3,148.57
Synthomer	£1.97B	0.14	-£83.30M	-£0.61	-278.03

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

97.1% of Victrex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of Synthomer shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Victrex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of Synthomer shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VCT or SYNT?

Synthomer received 219 more outperform votes than Victrex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.49% of users gave Synthomer an outperform vote while only 63.61% of users gave Victrex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Victrex	Outperform Votes 507 63.61%	Underperform Votes 290 36.39%
Synthomer	Outperform Votes 726 68.49%	Underperform Votes 334 31.51%

Is VCT or SYNT more profitable?

Victrex has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Synthomer's net margin of -4.33%. Victrex's return on equity of 6.36% beat Synthomer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victrex	10.81%	6.36%	6.59%
Synthomer	-4.33%	-7.90%	-0.28%

Does the media refer more to VCT or SYNT?

In the previous week, Victrex had 8 more articles in the media than Synthomer. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Victrex and 1 mentions for Synthomer. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Synthomer's score of 0.00 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Victrex	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Synthomer	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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