Victrex (VCT) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in JMAT or VCT?

65.8% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Victrex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to JMAT or VCT?

In the previous week, Victrex had 3 more articles in the media than Johnson Matthey. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Victrex and 1 mentions for Johnson Matthey. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Johnson Matthey's score of 1.02 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Johnson Matthey	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Victrex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JMAT or VCT?

Victrex received 22 more outperform votes than Johnson Matthey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.69% of users gave Victrex an outperform vote while only 62.02% of users gave Johnson Matthey an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Johnson Matthey	Outperform Votes 485 62.02%	Underperform Votes 297 37.98%
Victrex	Outperform Votes 507 63.69%	Underperform Votes 289 36.31%

Which has more volatility & risk, JMAT or VCT?

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

Is JMAT or VCT a better dividend stock?

Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Johnson Matthey pays out 13,275.9% 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 17,142.9% 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 JMAT or VCT?

Johnson Matthey currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,993.33, indicating a potential upside of 23.73%. Victrex has a consensus price target of GBX 1,485, indicating a potential upside of 55.14%. 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
Johnson Matthey	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Victrex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher valuation & earnings, JMAT or VCT?

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
Johnson Matthey	£12.84B	0.22	£108M	£0.58	2,777.59
Victrex	£284.10M	2.93	£30.70M	£0.35	2,734.77

Is JMAT or VCT 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 6.36% beat Johnson Matthey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Matthey	0.84%	4.39%	3.41%
Victrex	10.81%	6.36%	6.59%

Summary

Victrex beats Johnson Matthey on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.