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Johnson Matthey (JMAT) Competitors

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GBX 1,336 +1.00 (+0.07%)
(As of 12/20/2024 12:01 PM ET)

JMAT vs. CRDA, VCT, ELM, SCPA, ESNT, TET, SYNT, ZTF, IOF, and WCH

Should you be buying Johnson Matthey stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Johnson Matthey include Croda International (CRDA), Victrex (VCT), Elementis (ELM), Scapa Group (SCPA), Essentra (ESNT), Treatt (TET), Synthomer (SYNT), Zotefoams (ZTF), Iofina (IOF), and Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.

Johnson Matthey vs.

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

Johnson Matthey currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,975, suggesting a potential upside of 47.83%. Croda International has a consensus target price of GBX 4,900, suggesting a potential upside of 46.53%. Given Johnson Matthey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Johnson Matthey is more favorable than Croda International.

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
Croda International
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Croda International has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Johnson Matthey£12.84B0.18£108M£0.582,303.45
Croda International£1.63B2.86£162.70M£1.172,858.12

In the previous week, Johnson Matthey had 6 more articles in the media than Croda International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Johnson Matthey and 1 mentions for Croda International. Johnson Matthey's average media sentiment score of -0.14 beat Croda International's score of -1.05 indicating that Johnson Matthey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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 7.03% beat Johnson Matthey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Johnson Matthey0.84% 4.39% 3.41%
Croda International 9.98%7.03%3.69%

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Johnson MattheyOutperform Votes
486
61.99%
Underperform Votes
298
38.01%
Croda InternationalOutperform Votes
380
56.30%
Underperform Votes
295
43.70%

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

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

Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Croda International pays an annual dividend of GBX 109 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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. Croda International pays out 9,316.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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JMAT vs. The Competition

MetricJohnson MattheySpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.33B£8.59B£2.84B£1.85B
Dividend Yield5.19%3.54%5.16%10.60%
P/E Ratio2,303.45301.20112.281,786.40
Price / Sales0.18482.66794,967.36377,495.10
Price / Cash9.3119.2524.3128.01
Price / Book1.035.413.402.91
Net Income£108M£147.63M£154.53M£155.90M
7 Day Performance-1.18%-1.80%-2.90%-1.91%
1 Month Performance-10.40%-2.81%1.41%17.62%
1 Year Performance-21.09%-17.36%17.89%29.01%

Johnson Matthey Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JMAT
Johnson Matthey
2.5395 of 5 stars
GBX 1,336
+0.1%
GBX 1,975
+47.8%
-21.8%£2.33B£12.84B2,303.45N/AAnalyst Forecast
CRDA
Croda International
1.8339 of 5 stars
GBX 3,360
-2.3%
GBX 4,900
+45.8%
-34.4%£4.69B£1.63B2,868.195,852Positive News
VCT
Victrex
2.8538 of 5 stars
GBX 1,135.06
-0.3%
GBX 1,425
+25.5%
-29.9%£987.84M£284.10M3,245.711,109Gap Down
ELM
Elementis
N/AGBX 140
+1.4%
GBX 173.33
+23.8%
+11.7%£824.77M£732.20M-3,450.001,281
SCPA
Scapa Group
N/AGBX 214.50
flat
N/A+0.0%£402.98M£281.80M-7.321,461
ESNT
Essentra
1.8878 of 5 stars
GBX 137.60
-2.1%
GBX 216.67
+57.5%
-19.9%£395.11M£309.70M7,980.00350News Coverage
TET
Treatt
2.2542 of 5 stars
GBX 473
+2.4%
GBX 675
+42.7%
+7.7%£287.21M£143.55M2,583.33350
SYNT
Synthomer
N/AGBX 166.40
-2.8%
GBX 288.33
+73.3%
-16.9%£272.18M£1.97B-280.664,200
ZTF
Zotefoams
N/AGBX 325.85
-1.3%
N/A-16.6%£158.36M£133.40M1,650.00549
IOF
Iofina
N/AGBX 18.50
flat
GBX 35
+89.2%
-25.5%£35.49M£51.71M1,875.0095
WCH
Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)
N/AGBX 3
flat
N/A+0.0%£20.13MN/A-5.003

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This page (LON:JMAT) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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