Victrex (VCT) Competitors GBX 683 -11.00 (-1.59%) As of 10/7/2025 12:08 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock VCT vs. ELM, SCPA, ESNT, ZTF, TET, SYNT, IOF, HAYD, WCH, and ITXShould you be buying Victrex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Victrex include Elementis (ELM), Scapa Group (SCPA), Essentra (ESNT), Zotefoams (ZTF), Treatt (TET), Synthomer (SYNT), Iofina (IOF), Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH), and Itaconix (ITX). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Victrex vs. Its Competitors Elementis Scapa Group Essentra Zotefoams Treatt Synthomer Iofina Haydale Graphene Industries Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Itaconix Elementis (LON:ELM) and Victrex (LON:VCT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Is ELM or VCT a better dividend stock? Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Elementis pays out -32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Victrex pays out 175.7% 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 institutionals and insiders believe in ELM or VCT? 57.5% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Victrex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Elementis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Victrex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer ELM or VCT? In the previous week, Victrex had 1 more articles in the media than Elementis. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Victrex and 0 mentions for Elementis. Elementis' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Victrex's score of 0.01 indicating that Elementis is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Elementis Positive Victrex Neutral Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioElementis£732.10M1.28-£43.57M-£0.13-1,268.67Victrex£297.30M2.00£30.80M£0.342,014.75 Do analysts prefer ELM or VCT? Elementis currently has a consensus target price of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 4.69%. Victrex has a consensus target price of GBX 822, indicating a potential upside of 20.35%. Given Victrex's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Victrex is more favorable than Elementis.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Elementis 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Victrex 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility and risk, ELM or VCT? Elementis has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victrex has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% SummaryVictrex beats Elementis on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Victrex News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VCT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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.Skip Chart VCT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVictrexSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£617.20M£7.53B£3.77B£2.61BDividend Yield8.40%3.46%5.05%5.29%P/E Ratio2,014.75635.17157.464,431.88Price / Sales2.0099.6122,694.4899,742.77Price / Cash34.2119.2526.4327.90Price / Book1.292.897.138.66Net Income£30.80M£220.83M£148.88M£5.89B7 Day Performance-4.85%2.14%2.35%0.16%1 Month Performance-6.18%1.62%11.73%5.35%1 Year Performance-24.78%-2.01%66.81%164.07% Victrex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VCTVictrex2.1965 of 5 starsGBX 683-1.6%GBX 822+20.4%-27.2%£617.20M£297.30M2,014.751,109Positive NewsDividend IncreaseELMElementis1.0858 of 5 starsGBX 162.40+1.0%GBX 170+4.7%+9.1%£939.13M£732.10M-1,268.751,281SCPAScapa GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£402.98M£281.80M-7.321,461ESNTEssentraN/AGBX 107.60+0.9%GBX 191.67+78.1%-26.6%£306.79M£295.10M3,260.61350ZTFZotefoams2.714 of 5 starsGBX 408+1.2%GBX 540+32.4%+3.3%£198.81M£154.16M35,478.26549TETTreatt0.9448 of 5 starsGBX 268.50-0.7%GBX 256.67-4.4%-33.2%£158.29M£145.16M1,464.01350Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastGap DownSYNTSynthomer2.4363 of 5 starsGBX 73.60+0.4%GBX 142.50+93.6%-65.2%£120.31M£1.89B-144.034,200IOFIofinaN/AGBX 22.22-2.3%GBX 40+80.0%+29.5%£42.63M£57.65M1,481.3395HAYDHaydale Graphene IndustriesN/AGBX 0.60+9.1%N/A+141.4%£25.94M£3.61M-181.8267Positive NewsWCHWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£20.13MN/A-5.003ITXItaconix1.3198 of 5 starsGBX 109.20-0.7%GBX 325+197.6%-19.2%£14.73M£8.55M-791.3017News CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Elementis Alternatives Scapa Group Alternatives Essentra Alternatives Zotefoams Alternatives Treatt Alternatives Synthomer Alternatives Iofina Alternatives Haydale Graphene Industries Alternatives Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Alternatives Itaconix Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:VCT) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet my No. 1 gold stock nowGold recently broke past $3,800 per ounce – setting yet another new all-time high. 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