Zotefoams (ZTF) Competitors GBX 275.05 -1.95 (-0.70%) As of 07:04 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ZTF vs. SCPA, ESNT, SYNT, TET, IOF, WCH, ITX, DCTA, HDD, and BIOMShould you be buying Zotefoams stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zotefoams include Scapa Group (SCPA), Essentra (ESNT), Synthomer (SYNT), Treatt (TET), Iofina (IOF), Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH), Itaconix (ITX), Directa Plus (DCTA), Hardide (HDD), and Biome Technologies (BIOM). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Zotefoams vs. Scapa Group Essentra Synthomer Treatt Iofina Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Itaconix Directa Plus Hardide Biome Technologies Zotefoams (LON:ZTF) and Scapa Group (LON:SCPA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings and risk. Is ZTF or SCPA more profitable? Zotefoams has a net margin of 7.45% compared to Scapa Group's net margin of 0.00%. Zotefoams' return on equity of 8.42% beat Scapa Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Zotefoams7.45% 8.42% 5.48% Scapa Group N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ZTF or SCPA? 71.7% of Zotefoams shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.0% of Zotefoams shares are owned by company 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ZTF or SCPA? Zotefoams received 53 more outperform votes than Scapa Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.49% of users gave Zotefoams an outperform vote while only 56.27% of users gave Scapa Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformZotefoamsOutperform Votes24669.49% Underperform Votes10830.51% Scapa GroupOutperform Votes19356.27% Underperform Votes15043.73% Which has higher earnings and valuation, ZTF or SCPA? Zotefoams has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Scapa Group. Scapa Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zotefoams, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioZotefoams£131.66M1.02£9.80M£20.6613.46Scapa Group£281.80M0.00N/A-£29.30N/A Does the media prefer ZTF or SCPA? In the previous week, Zotefoams had 3 more articles in the media than Scapa Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Zotefoams and 0 mentions for Scapa Group. Zotefoams' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Scapa Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Zotefoams is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Zotefoams Positive Scapa Group Neutral SummaryZotefoams beats Scapa Group on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Zotefoams News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ZTF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia 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 ZTF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricZotefoamsSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£133.71M£8.26B£3.10B£2.68BDividend Yield2.43%3.58%5.08%4.96%P/E Ratio13.4613.2671.08134.56Price / Sales1.0250.3426,914,679,906,508,400.00216,158.44Price / Cash18.8719.2524.3628.03Price / Book1.134.725.213.80Net Income£9.80M£220.83M£154.55M£5.88B7 Day Performance2.96%1.78%1.65%7.94%1 Month Performance9.45%7.30%4.74%29.48%1 Year Performance-46.54%-18.59%15.02%120.93% Zotefoams Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZTFZotefoamsN/AGBX 275.05-0.7%N/A-47.9%£132.29M£131.66M13.32549SCPAScapa GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£402.98M£281.80M-7.321,461ESNTEssentra1.7206 of 5 starsGBX 99.10+0.4%GBX 206.67+108.5%-45.7%£284.85M£309.74M81.64350News CoverageSYNTSynthomer2.1528 of 5 starsGBX 112.55+1.4%GBX 225+99.9%-69.4%£184.56M£1.87B-2.264,200Gap DownTETTreatt2.9143 of 5 starsGBX 265.22-2.3%GBX 650+145.1%-47.6%£160.36M£142.31M14.33350News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseGap UpHigh Trading VolumeIOFIofina2.0872 of 5 starsGBX 23.17-1.4%GBX 36.25+56.5%+10.8%£55.62M£61.34M16.2695WCHWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£20.13MN/A-5.003ITXItaconixN/AGBX 110+4.8%N/A-37.7%£14.84M£5.28M-9.9617Gap DownDCTADirecta PlusN/AGBX 7.25+4.3%N/A-67.8%£9.75M£20.29M-1.29187HDDHardideN/AGBX 6.77-1.5%N/A+15.2%£5.34M£6.11M-2.8346Earnings ReportBIOMBiome TechnologiesN/AGBX 10-0.5%N/A-83.6%£5.16M£78.36M-0.2927 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SCPA Alternatives ESNT Alternatives SYNT Alternatives TET Alternatives IOF Alternatives WCH Alternatives ITX Alternatives DCTA Alternatives HDD Alternatives BIOM 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:ZTF) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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