Which has better earnings and valuation, ELM or VCT?

Victrex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Elementis. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elementis, 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 £597.50M 1.47 -£43.57M -£7.80 N/A Victrex £296.40M 1.76 £30.80M -£22.40 N/A

Is ELM or VCT more profitable?

Victrex has a net margin of -6.70% compared to Elementis' net margin of -7.58%. Victrex's return on equity of -4.95% beat Elementis' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Elementis -7.58% -6.85% 4.49% Victrex -6.70% -4.95% 6.59%

Do analysts recommend SCPA or VCT?

Victrex has a consensus price target of GBX 662.86, indicating a potential upside of 10.66%. Given Victrex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Victrex is more favorable than Scapa Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Scapa Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Victrex 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SCPA or VCT?

Victrex has higher revenue and earnings than Scapa Group. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scapa Group, 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 Scapa Group £281.80M 0.00 N/A -£29.30 N/A Victrex £296.40M 1.76 £30.80M -£22.40 N/A

Which has better valuation & earnings, VCT or ESNT?

Victrex has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Essentra. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essentra, 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 £296.40M 1.76 £30.80M -£22.40 N/A Essentra £302M 0.76 £3.50M £0.70 117.71

Is VCT or ESNT more profitable?

Essentra has a net margin of 0.70% compared to Victrex's net margin of -6.70%. Essentra's return on equity of 0.79% beat Victrex's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Victrex -6.70% -4.95% 6.59% Essentra 0.70% 0.79% 1.74%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VCT or ZTF?

Victrex has higher revenue and earnings than Zotefoams. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zotefoams, 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 £296.40M 1.76 £30.80M -£22.40 N/A Zotefoams £158.49M 1.29 £9.80M £44.87 9.29

Is VCT or ZTF more profitable?

Zotefoams has a net margin of 14.28% compared to Victrex's net margin of -6.70%. Zotefoams' return on equity of 18.25% beat Victrex's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Victrex -6.70% -4.95% 6.59% Zotefoams 14.28% 18.25% 5.48%

Does the media prefer VCT or ZTF?

In the previous week, Victrex and Victrex both had 1 articles in the media. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Zotefoams' score of 0.00 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Zotefoams 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TET or VCT?

Victrex has higher revenue and earnings than Treatt. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Treatt, 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 Treatt £128.29M 1.40 £11.22M £7.22 42.04 Victrex £296.40M 1.76 £30.80M -£22.40 N/A

Is TET or VCT more profitable?

Treatt has a net margin of 3.40% compared to Victrex's net margin of -6.70%. Treatt's return on equity of 3.22% beat Victrex's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Treatt 3.40% 3.22% 6.72% Victrex -6.70% -4.95% 6.59%

Victrex (VCT) Competitors

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VCT vs. ELM, SCPA, ESNT, ZTF, and TET

Should you buy Victrex stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Victrex with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Victrex include Elementis (ELM), Scapa Group (SCPA), Essentra (ESNT), Zotefoams (ZTF), and Treatt (TET). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.

How does Victrex compare to Elementis?

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

57.5% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Victrex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Elementis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Victrex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Victrex has a net margin of -6.70% compared to Elementis' net margin of -7.58%. Victrex's return on equity of -4.95% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elementis	-7.58%	-6.85%	4.49%
Victrex	-6.70%	-4.95%	6.59%

Victrex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Elementis. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elementis, 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	£597.50M	1.47	-£43.57M	-£7.80	N/A
Victrex	£296.40M	1.76	£30.80M	-£22.40	N/A

Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 59.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Elementis pays out -56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Victrex pays out -265.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Victrex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Elementis has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, Victrex has a beta of 0.756, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

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. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Elementis' score of 0.00 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elementis	Neutral
Victrex	Positive

Elementis currently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 30.03%. Victrex has a consensus target price of GBX 662.86, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. Given Elementis' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Elementis is more favorable than Victrex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elementis	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Victrex	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Summary

Victrex beats Elementis on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Victrex compare to Scapa Group?

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

75.5% of Victrex shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Victrex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Victrex has higher revenue and earnings than Scapa Group. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scapa Group, 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
Scapa Group	£281.80M	0.00	N/A	-£29.30	N/A
Victrex	£296.40M	1.76	£30.80M	-£22.40	N/A

Scapa Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Victrex's net margin of -6.70%. Scapa Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Victrex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scapa Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Victrex	-6.70%	-4.95%	6.59%

In the previous week, Victrex had 1 more articles in the media than Scapa Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Victrex and 0 mentions for Scapa Group. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Scapa Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Scapa Group	Neutral
Victrex	Positive

Victrex has a consensus price target of GBX 662.86, indicating a potential upside of 10.66%. Given Victrex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Victrex is more favorable than Scapa Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scapa Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Victrex	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Summary

Victrex beats Scapa Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Victrex compare to Essentra?

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

Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 59.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Essentra pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Victrex pays out -265.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Essentra pays out 335.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Victrex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Victrex has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Essentra. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essentra, 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	£296.40M	1.76	£30.80M	-£22.40	N/A
Essentra	£302M	0.76	£3.50M	£0.70	117.71

Victrex currently has a consensus price target of GBX 662.86, indicating a potential upside of 10.66%. Essentra has a consensus price target of GBX 150, indicating a potential upside of 82.04%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Essentra is more favorable than Victrex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victrex	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Essentra	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Essentra has a net margin of 0.70% compared to Victrex's net margin of -6.70%. Essentra's return on equity of 0.79% beat Victrex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victrex	-6.70%	-4.95%	6.59%
Essentra	0.70%	0.79%	1.74%

In the previous week, Victrex had 1 more articles in the media than Essentra. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Victrex and 0 mentions for Essentra. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Essentra's score of 0.00 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Victrex	Positive
Essentra	Neutral

75.5% of Victrex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Essentra shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Victrex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Essentra shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Victrex has a beta of 0.756, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Essentra has a beta of 0.822, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Victrex and Essentra tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Victrex compare to Zotefoams?

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

Zotefoams has a net margin of 14.28% compared to Victrex's net margin of -6.70%. Zotefoams' return on equity of 18.25% beat Victrex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victrex	-6.70%	-4.95%	6.59%
Zotefoams	14.28%	18.25%	5.48%

Victrex has a beta of 0.756, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zotefoams has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

75.5% of Victrex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.6% of Zotefoams shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Victrex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Zotefoams 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.

Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 59.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Zotefoams pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Victrex pays out -265.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zotefoams pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Victrex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Victrex currently has a consensus target price of GBX 662.86, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. Zotefoams has a consensus target price of GBX 605, suggesting a potential upside of 45.08%. Given Zotefoams' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zotefoams is more favorable than Victrex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victrex	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Zotefoams	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Victrex has higher revenue and earnings than Zotefoams. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zotefoams, 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	£296.40M	1.76	£30.80M	-£22.40	N/A
Zotefoams	£158.49M	1.29	£9.80M	£44.87	9.29

In the previous week, Victrex and Victrex both had 1 articles in the media. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Zotefoams' score of 0.00 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zotefoams	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Zotefoams beats Victrex on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Victrex compare to Treatt?

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

17.5% of Treatt shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Victrex shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Treatt shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Victrex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Treatt has a beta of 0.907, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Victrex has a beta of 0.756, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Victrex had 1 more articles in the media than Treatt. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Victrex and 0 mentions for Treatt. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Treatt's score of 0.25 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Treatt	Neutral
Victrex	Positive

Treatt pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 59.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Treatt pays out 77.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Victrex pays out -265.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Victrex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Treatt currently has a consensus target price of GBX 248.33, indicating a potential downside of 18.18%. Victrex has a consensus target price of GBX 662.86, indicating a potential upside of 10.66%. Given Victrex's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Victrex is more favorable than Treatt.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Treatt	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Victrex	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Victrex has higher revenue and earnings than Treatt. Victrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Treatt, 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
Treatt	£128.29M	1.40	£11.22M	£7.22	42.04
Victrex	£296.40M	1.76	£30.80M	-£22.40	N/A

Treatt has a net margin of 3.40% compared to Victrex's net margin of -6.70%. Treatt's return on equity of 3.22% beat Victrex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Treatt	3.40%	3.22%	6.72%
Victrex	-6.70%	-4.95%	6.59%

Summary

Victrex beats Treatt on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VCT vs. The Competition

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Metric	Victrex	Specialty Chemicals Industry	Materials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£521.87M	£8.40B	£4.65B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	9.78%	3.41%	5.00%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	-26.74	14.85	22.87	365.72
Price / Sales	1.76	119.08	5,912.76	86,253.69
Price / Cash	34.21	19.53	24.30	27.85
Price / Book	1.13	3.36	8.84	7.92
Net Income	£30.80M	£213.62M	£157.26M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-4.31%	0.00%	-3.46%	-0.87%
1 Month Performance	-5.41%	-0.89%	-4.15%	-0.76%
1 Year Performance	-20.89%	25.42%	52.00%	70.67%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
VCT Victrex	1.7318 of 5 stars	GBX 599 -0.8%	GBX 662.86 +10.7%	-18.8%	£521.87M	£296.40M	N/A	1,109
ELM Elementis	N/A	GBX 155.40 -0.5%	GBX 200 +28.7%	+2.5%	£889.83M	£597.50M	N/A	1,281
SCPA Scapa Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£402.98M	£281.80M	N/A	1,461
ESNT Essentra	3.2684 of 5 stars	GBX 83.50 -1.5%	GBX 150 +79.6%	-15.6%	£233.97M	£302M	119.29	350
ZTF Zotefoams	4.0628 of 5 stars	GBX 453 flat	GBX 605 +33.6%	+53.0%	£222.79M	£158.49M	10.10	549	News Coverage Gap Up

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