Johnson Matthey (JMAT) Competitors

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

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 4.1%. 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 institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Do analysts prefer CRDA or JMAT?

Croda International currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,550, indicating a potential upside of 23.39%. Johnson Matthey has a consensus target price of GBX 1,650, indicating a potential downside of 12.00%. Given Croda International's higher possible upside, equities 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, CRDA or JMAT?

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CRDA or JMAT?

Croda International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Johnson Matthey. Croda International 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
Croda International	£1.63B	2.47	£162.90M	£116.37	24.72
Johnson Matthey	£11.69B	0.27	£98.34M	£58.85	31.86

Does the media favor CRDA or JMAT?

In the previous week, Croda International had 4 more articles in the media than Johnson Matthey. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Croda International and 1 mentions for Johnson Matthey. Croda International's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Johnson Matthey's score of 0.07 indicating that Croda International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Croda International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Johnson Matthey	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Croda International beats Johnson Matthey on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.