Treatt (TET) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate ELM or TET?

Elementis presently has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 6.25%. Treatt has a consensus price target of GBX 650, indicating a potential upside of 53.99%. Given Treatt's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Treatt is more favorable than Elementis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elementis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Treatt	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ELM or TET more profitable?

Treatt has a net margin of 7.88% compared to Elementis' net margin of -4.74%. Treatt's return on equity of 8.09% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elementis	-4.74%	-4.25%	4.49%
Treatt	7.88%	8.09%	6.72%

Is ELM or TET a better dividend stock?

Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Treatt pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Elementis pays out -63.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Treatt pays out 43.2% 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.

Does the media prefer ELM or TET?

In the previous week, Elementis and Elementis both had 1 articles in the media. Treatt's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Elementis' score of 0.75 indicating that Treatt is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Elementis	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Treatt	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ELM or TET?

Treatt has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Elementis. Elementis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Treatt, 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
Elementis	£919.45M	1.28	-£43.57M	-£4.71	-33.95
Treatt	£142.31M	1.79	£11.22M	£18.51	22.81

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ELM or TET?

73.7% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of Treatt shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Elementis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of Treatt shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ELM or TET?

Elementis received 334 more outperform votes than Treatt when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.97% of users gave Treatt an outperform vote while only 65.78% of users gave Elementis an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Elementis	Outperform Votes 494 65.78%	Underperform Votes 257 34.22%
Treatt	Outperform Votes 160 68.97%	Underperform Votes 72 31.03%

Which has more risk & volatility, ELM or TET?

Elementis has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Treatt has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Treatt beats Elementis on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.