Elementis (ELM) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JMAT or ELM?

66.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Elementis 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.

Is JMAT or ELM a better dividend stock?

Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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. Elementis pays out -7,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is JMAT or ELM more profitable?

Johnson Matthey has a net margin of 0.84% compared to Elementis' net margin of -5.22%. Johnson Matthey's return on equity of 4.39% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Matthey	0.84%	4.39%	3.41%
Elementis	-5.22%	-4.27%	4.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JMAT or ELM?

Elementis received 7 more outperform votes than Johnson Matthey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.73% of users gave Elementis an outperform vote while only 61.99% of users gave Johnson Matthey an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Johnson Matthey	Outperform Votes 486 61.99%	Underperform Votes 298 38.01%
Elementis	Outperform Votes 493 65.73%	Underperform Votes 257 34.27%

Which has more volatility and risk, JMAT or ELM?

Johnson Matthey has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elementis has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor JMAT or ELM?

In the previous week, Johnson Matthey had 7 more articles in the media than Elementis. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Johnson Matthey and 0 mentions for Elementis. Elementis' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Johnson Matthey's score of -0.14 indicating that Elementis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Johnson Matthey	Neutral
Elementis	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, JMAT or ELM?

Johnson Matthey has higher revenue and earnings than Elementis. Elementis 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	0.18	£108M	£0.58	2,303.45
Elementis	£732.20M	1.13	-£34.70M	-£0.04	-3,520.00

Do analysts recommend JMAT or ELM?

Johnson Matthey presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,975, indicating a potential upside of 47.83%. Elementis has a consensus target price of GBX 173.33, indicating a potential upside of 23.11%. Given Johnson Matthey's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Johnson Matthey is more favorable than Elementis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Johnson Matthey	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Elementis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Elementis beats Johnson Matthey on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.