Victrex (VCT) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ELM or VCT?

Elementis has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victrex has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ELM or VCT a better dividend stock?

Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Elementis pays out -63.7% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ELM or VCT?

73.7% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Victrex shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Elementis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Victrex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ELM or VCT?

In the previous week, Elementis had 6 more articles in the media than Victrex. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Elementis and 0 mentions for Victrex. Elementis' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Victrex's score of 0.00 indicating that Elementis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elementis	Positive
Victrex	Neutral

Is ELM or VCT more profitable?

Victrex has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Elementis' net margin of -4.74%. Victrex's return on equity of 6.67% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elementis	-4.74%	-4.25%	4.49%
Victrex	10.81%	6.67%	6.59%

Do analysts rate ELM or VCT?

Elementis currently has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential downside of 0.70%. Victrex has a consensus price target of GBX 822, indicating a potential upside of 19.13%. Given Victrex's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Victrex 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Victrex	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ELM or VCT?

Victrex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Elementis. Elementis 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
Elementis	£919.45M	1.37	-£43.57M	-£4.71	-36.32
Victrex	£285.02M	2.11	£30.80M	£35.20	19.60

Summary

Victrex beats Elementis on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.