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Zotefoams (ZTF) Competitors

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GBX 407 +11.27 (+2.85%)
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ZTF vs. VCT, SCPA, ESNT, TET, SYNT, IOF, HAYD, WCH, ITX, and DCTA

Should you be buying Zotefoams stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zotefoams include Victrex (VCT), Scapa Group (SCPA), Essentra (ESNT), Treatt (TET), Synthomer (SYNT), Iofina (IOF), Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH), Itaconix (ITX), and Directa Plus (DCTA). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.

Zotefoams vs. Its Competitors

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

Victrex has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Zotefoams' net margin of 7.45%. Zotefoams' return on equity of 8.42% beat Victrex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Victrex10.81% 6.67% 6.59%
Zotefoams 7.45%8.42%5.48%

In the previous week, Victrex and Victrex both had 1 articles in the media. Zotefoams' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Victrex's score of -0.13 indicating that Zotefoams is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Victrex
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Zotefoams
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Victrex£297.30M1.88£30.80M£33.9018.97
Zotefoams£154.16M1.29£9.80M£1.15353.91

Victrex presently has a consensus price target of GBX 822, suggesting a potential upside of 27.84%. Zotefoams has a consensus price target of GBX 540, suggesting a potential upside of 32.68%. 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
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Zotefoams
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

75.5% of Victrex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.0% of Zotefoams shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Victrex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Zotefoams shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Victrex has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zotefoams has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Zotefoams pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Victrex pays out 1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zotefoams pays out 6.5% 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.

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ZTF vs. The Competition

MetricZotefoamsSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£198.32M£7.27B£3.80B£2.57B
Dividend Yield1.90%3.48%5.07%5.38%
P/E Ratio353.9115.3321.86500.32
Price / Sales1.2996.2223,074.8098,879.59
Price / Cash18.8719.2524.3427.90
Price / Book1.652.897.258.15
Net Income£9.80M£220.83M£148.76M£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.17%-0.04%0.36%-0.58%
1 Month Performance8.24%3.01%11.51%0.81%
1 Year Performance0.74%-1.84%58.64%130.24%

Zotefoams Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ZTF
Zotefoams
3.209 of 5 stars
GBX 407
+2.8%
GBX 540
+32.7%
-1.0%£198.32M£154.16M353.91549Positive News
VCT
Victrex
2.6188 of 5 stars
GBX 643
flat
GBX 822
+27.8%
-27.3%£559.74M£297.30M1,896.761,109Dividend Increase
SCPA
Scapa Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£402.98M£281.80M-7.321,461
ESNT
Essentra
3.565 of 5 stars
GBX 110.20
+1.1%
GBX 191.67
+73.9%
-28.6%£314.59M£295.10M3,339.39350
TET
Treatt
1.0447 of 5 stars
GBX 275.59
-1.4%
GBX 266.67
-3.2%
-44.4%£162.47M£145.16M1,502.65350Dividend Increase
SYNT
Synthomer
2.5399 of 5 stars
GBX 60.68
+2.5%
GBX 103.75
+71.0%
-67.8%£99.19M£1.89B-118.754,200
IOF
Iofina
2.5719 of 5 stars
GBX 23.50
+2.2%
GBX 40
+70.2%
+24.2%£45.09M£57.65M940.0095
HAYD
Haydale Graphene Industries
N/AGBX 0.69
+1.5%
N/A+169.2%£29.61M£3.61M-207.5867Gap Up
WCH
Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£20.13MN/A-5.003
ITX
Itaconix
1.3631 of 5 stars
GBX 100
-2.4%
GBX 325
+225.0%
-27.3%£13.49M£8.55M-925.9317
DCTA
Directa Plus
N/AGBX 9
+4.3%
N/A-23.5%£9.40M£7.17M-225.00187Gap Up

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