Victrex (VCT) Competitors GBX 706 +17.00 (+2.47%) As of 12:19 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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment. Does the media favor ELM or VCT? In the previous week, Elementis and Elementis both had 1 articles in the media. Elementis' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Victrex's score of 0.00 indicating that Elementis is being referred to more favorably in the 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 Victrex 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 8.5%. 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. 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 presently has a consensus target price of GBX 170, suggesting a potential upside of 1.07%. Victrex has a consensus target price of GBX 822, suggesting a potential upside of 16.43%. Given Victrex's higher possible 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) 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 stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victrex has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger 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£919.45M1.35-£43.57M-£4.71-35.69Victrex£285.02M2.16£30.80M£35.2020.06 SummaryVictrex beats Elementis on 10 of the 17 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. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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£615.86M£8.26B£3.36B£3.22BDividend Yield6.22%3.52%5.15%5.04%P/E Ratio20.0612.41112.24164.63Price / Sales2.1658.9031,270,591,557,387,600.00310,107.36Price / Cash34.2119.2524.0727.93Price / Book1.334.435.935.90Net Income£30.80M£220.83M£148.61M£5.89B7 Day Performance1.44%-0.17%1.27%48.33%1 Month Performance0.43%-0.72%2.95%49.98%1 Year Performance-30.51%-3.69%32.61%127.65% Victrex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VCTVictrex1.8621 of 5 starsGBX 706+2.5%GBX 822+16.4%-32.0%£615.86M£285.02M20.061,109Dividend IncreaseELMElementis0.8332 of 5 starsGBX 167.60+0.7%GBX 170+1.4%+1.3%£1.24B£919.45M-35.561,281SCPAScapa GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£402.98M£281.80M-7.321,461ESNTEssentra2.8624 of 5 starsGBX 103.60+3.2%GBX 191.67+85.0%-41.2%£297.79M£309.74M85.34350ZTFZotefoamsN/AGBX 428-3.2%N/A-13.0%£205.86M£131.66M20.72549Positive NewsGap DownTETTreatt3.0128 of 5 starsGBX 215.50+0.9%GBX 450+108.8%-50.8%£130.30M£142.31M11.64350Dividend IncreaseSYNTSynthomer3.1228 of 5 starsGBX 66.41+1.4%GBX 142.50+114.6%-73.9%£108.90M£1.87B-1.334,200IOFIofina2.833 of 5 starsGBX 25-3.8%GBX 37.50+50.0%+16.4%£60.02M£61.34M17.5495News CoverageGap DownHAYDHaydale Graphene IndustriesN/AGBX 0.62-0.8%N/A+76.1%£23.31M£14.20M-1.2967News CoverageGap UpWCHWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£20.13MN/A-5.003ITXItaconix2.1785 of 5 starsGBX 126-1.2%GBX 325+157.9%-11.8%£16.99M£5.28M-11.4017Positive News 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 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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