Treatt (TET) Competitors

Treatt (LON:TET) and Elementis (LON:ELM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, TET or ELM?

Treatt has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elementis has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TET or ELM?

Treatt currently has a consensus target price of GBX 655, suggesting a potential upside of 55.77%. Elementis has a consensus target price of GBX 173.33, suggesting a potential upside of 28.59%. Given Treatt's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Treatt is more favorable than Elementis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Treatt	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Elementis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is TET or ELM a better dividend stock?

Treatt pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Elementis pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Treatt pays out 4,444.4% 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. Elementis is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TET or ELM?

50.9% of Treatt shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of Elementis shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Treatt shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Elementis shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer TET or ELM?

In the previous week, Elementis had 1 more articles in the media than Treatt. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Elementis and 0 mentions for Treatt. Treatt's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Elementis'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Treatt	Neutral
Elementis	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, TET or ELM?

Treatt has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elementis. Elementis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Treatt, 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
Treatt	£143.55M	1.78	£11.31M	£0.18	2,336.11
Elementis	£732.20M	1.08	-£34.70M	-£0.04	-3,370.00

Is TET or ELM more profitable?

Treatt has a net margin of 7.88% compared to Elementis' net margin of -5.22%. Treatt's return on equity of 8.46% beat Elementis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Treatt	7.88%	8.46%	6.72%
Elementis	-5.22%	-4.27%	4.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TET or ELM?

Elementis received 334 more outperform votes than Treatt when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.83% of users gave Treatt an outperform vote while only 65.73% of users gave Elementis an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Treatt	Outperform Votes 159 68.83%	Underperform Votes 72 31.17%
Elementis	Outperform Votes 493 65.73%	Underperform Votes 257 34.27%

Summary

Treatt beats Elementis on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.