Victrex (VCT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VCT or JMAT?

Victrex received 22 more outperform votes than Johnson Matthey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.69% of users gave Victrex an outperform vote while only 62.02% of users gave Johnson Matthey an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Victrex	Outperform Votes 507 63.69%	Underperform Votes 289 36.31%
Johnson Matthey	Outperform Votes 485 62.02%	Underperform Votes 297 37.98%

Is VCT or JMAT more profitable?

Victrex has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Johnson Matthey's net margin of 0.84%. Victrex's return on equity of 6.36% beat Johnson Matthey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victrex	10.81%	6.36%	6.59%
Johnson Matthey	0.84%	4.39%	3.41%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VCT or JMAT?

Johnson Matthey has higher revenue and earnings than Victrex. Victrex 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
Victrex	£284.10M	2.67	£30.70M	£0.35	2,487.65
Johnson Matthey	£12.84B	0.20	£108M	£0.58	2,550.52

Which has more volatility & risk, VCT or JMAT?

Victrex has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Matthey has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VCT or JMAT a better dividend stock?

Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Victrex pays out 17,142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in VCT or JMAT?

97.1% of Victrex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Victrex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to VCT or JMAT?

In the previous week, Victrex's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Johnson Matthey'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Victrex	Neutral
Johnson Matthey	Neutral

Do analysts prefer VCT or JMAT?

Victrex presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,485, suggesting a potential upside of 70.56%. Johnson Matthey has a consensus price target of GBX 2,100, suggesting a potential upside of 41.96%. Given Victrex's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Victrex is more favorable than Johnson Matthey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victrex	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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Victrex beats Johnson Matthey on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.