Victrex (VCT) Competitors

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

Is VCT or ELM 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
Victrex	10.81%	6.67%	6.59%
Elementis	-4.74%	-4.25%	4.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VCT or ELM?

Victrex received 13 more outperform votes than Elementis when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.78% of users gave Elementis an outperform vote while only 63.61% of users gave Victrex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Victrex	Outperform Votes 507 63.61%	Underperform Votes 290 36.39%
Elementis	Outperform Votes 494 65.78%	Underperform Votes 257 34.22%

Which has better earnings & valuation, VCT or ELM?

Victrex has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Victrex	£285.02M	2.41	£30.80M	£35.20	22.33
Elementis	£919.45M	1.24	-£43.57M	-£4.71	-32.72

Which has more volatility and risk, VCT or ELM?

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

Is VCT or ELM a better dividend stock?

Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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. Elementis pays out -63.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer VCT or ELM?

In the previous week, Elementis had 5 more articles in the media than Victrex. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Elementis and 2 mentions for Victrex. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Elementis' score of 0.23 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Victrex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Elementis	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate VCT or ELM?

Victrex presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,170, indicating a potential upside of 48.85%. Elementis has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 10.25%. 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
Victrex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Elementis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VCT or ELM?

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

Summary

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