Elementis (ELM) Competitors

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

Is ELM or CRDA more profitable?

Croda International has a net margin of 9.98% compared to Elementis' net margin of -4.74%. Croda International's return on equity of 6.96% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elementis	-4.74%	-4.25%	4.49%
Croda International	9.98%	6.96%	3.69%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ELM or CRDA?

Elementis received 114 more outperform votes than Croda International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.78% of users gave Elementis an outperform vote while only 56.30% of users gave Croda International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Elementis	Outperform Votes 494 65.78%	Underperform Votes 257 34.22%
Croda International	Outperform Votes 380 56.30%	Underperform Votes 295 43.70%

Is ELM or CRDA a better dividend stock?

Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 109 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Elementis pays out -63.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ELM or CRDA?

Croda International has higher revenue and earnings than Elementis. Elementis 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
Elementis	£919.45M	1.11	-£43.57M	-£4.71	-29.32
Croda International	£1.63B	2.49	£162.90M	£116.37	25.01

Which has more volatility and risk, ELM or CRDA?

Elementis has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Croda International has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ELM or CRDA?

In the previous week, Croda International had 4 more articles in the media than Elementis. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Croda International and 0 mentions for Elementis. Elementis' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Croda International's score of -0.49 indicating that Elementis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elementis	Neutral
Croda International	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ELM or CRDA?

73.7% of Elementis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Croda International shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Elementis shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Croda International shares are held by 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.

Do analysts rate ELM or CRDA?

Elementis presently has a consensus price target of GBX 170, suggesting a potential upside of 23.01%. Croda International has a consensus price target of GBX 4,750, suggesting a potential upside of 63.17%. Given Croda International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Croda International is more favorable than Elementis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elementis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Croda International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Elementis and Croda International tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.