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
Zotefoams (LON:ZTF) and Victrex (LON:VCT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Zotefoams has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victrex has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
In the previous week, Victrex's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Zotefoams' score of 0.00 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Zotefoams presently has a consensus price target of GBX 540, indicating a potential upside of 34.00%. Victrex has a consensus price target of GBX 822, indicating a potential upside of 19.48%. Given Zotefoams' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zotefoams is more favorable than Victrex.
Zotefoams pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Zotefoams pays out 650.4% 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 175.7% 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.
29.0% of Zotefoams shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Victrex shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Zotefoams shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Victrex shares are held by 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.
Summary
Victrex beats Zotefoams on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ZTF) was last updated on 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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