Croda International (CRDA) Competitors

Croda International (LON:CRDA) and Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.

Is CRDA or JMAT a better dividend stock?

Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 109 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Croda International pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Johnson Matthey pays out 130.8% 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 recommend CRDA or JMAT?

Croda International currently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,750, suggesting a potential upside of 64.30%. Johnson Matthey has a consensus target price of GBX 1,900, suggesting a potential upside of 39.30%. Given Croda International's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Croda International is more favorable than Johnson Matthey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Croda International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Johnson Matthey	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility and risk, CRDA or JMAT?

Croda International has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Matthey has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRDA or JMAT?

Johnson Matthey received 106 more outperform votes than Croda International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.99% of users gave Johnson Matthey an outperform vote while only 56.30% of users gave Croda International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Croda International	Outperform Votes 380 56.30%	Underperform Votes 295 43.70%
Johnson Matthey	Outperform Votes 486 61.99%	Underperform Votes 298 38.01%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CRDA or JMAT?

68.2% of Croda International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Croda International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CRDA or JMAT?

In the previous week, Croda International had 1 more articles in the media than Johnson Matthey. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Croda International and 3 mentions for Johnson Matthey. Johnson Matthey's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Croda International's score of -0.17 indicating that Johnson Matthey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is CRDA or JMAT more profitable?

Croda International has a net margin of 9.98% compared to Johnson Matthey's net margin of 0.84%. Croda International's return on equity of 6.96% beat Johnson Matthey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Croda International	9.98%	6.96%	3.69%
Johnson Matthey	0.84%	4.49%	3.41%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CRDA or JMAT?

Croda International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Johnson Matthey. Johnson Matthey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Croda International, 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
Croda International	£1.63B	2.48	£162.90M	£116.37	24.84
Johnson Matthey	£11.69B	0.20	£98.34M	£58.85	23.18

Summary

Croda International beats Johnson Matthey on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.