Victrex (VCT) Competitors

Victrex (LON:VCT) and Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VCT or JMAT?

Victrex received 21 more outperform votes than Johnson Matthey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.61% of users gave Victrex an outperform vote while only 61.99% of users gave Johnson Matthey an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Victrex	Outperform Votes 507 63.61%	Underperform Votes 290 36.39%
Johnson Matthey	Outperform Votes 486 61.99%	Underperform Votes 298 38.01%

Does the media favor VCT or JMAT?

In the previous week, Victrex had 1 more articles in the media than Johnson Matthey. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Victrex and 0 mentions for Johnson Matthey. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Johnson Matthey's score of 0.91 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Victrex	Positive
Johnson Matthey	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, VCT or JMAT?

Victrex has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Matthey has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VCT or JMAT a better dividend stock?

Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. 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. Johnson Matthey pays out 130.8% 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 analysts rate VCT or JMAT?

Victrex presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,170, suggesting a potential upside of 49.23%. Johnson Matthey has a consensus price target of GBX 1,900, suggesting a potential upside of 37.26%. Given Victrex's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Victrex is more favorable than Johnson Matthey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victrex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Johnson Matthey	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is VCT or JMAT more profitable?

Victrex has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Johnson Matthey's net margin of 0.84%. Victrex's return on equity of 6.67% beat Johnson Matthey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victrex	10.81%	6.67%	6.59%
Johnson Matthey	0.84%	4.49%	3.41%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VCT or JMAT?

Johnson Matthey has higher revenue and earnings than Victrex. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Johnson Matthey, 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	£285.02M	2.40	£30.80M	£35.20	22.27
Johnson Matthey	£11.69B	0.20	£98.34M	£58.85	23.52

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

97.1% of Victrex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Victrex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Victrex beats Johnson Matthey on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.