VCT vs. JMAT, ELM, SCPA, ESNT, TET, SYNT, ZTF, IOF, ITX, and WCH
Should you be buying Victrex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Victrex include Johnson Matthey (JMAT), Elementis (ELM), Scapa Group (SCPA), Essentra (ESNT), Treatt (TET), Synthomer (SYNT), Zotefoams (ZTF), Iofina (IOF), Itaconix (ITX), and Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
Victrex vs.
Victrex (LON:VCT) and Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, Victrex had 3 more articles in the media than Johnson Matthey. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Victrex and 1 mentions for Johnson Matthey. Johnson Matthey's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Victrex's score of 0.45 indicating that Johnson Matthey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Victrex presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,425, indicating a potential upside of 34.82%. Johnson Matthey has a consensus price target of GBX 1,975, indicating a potential upside of 43.95%. Given Johnson Matthey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Johnson Matthey is more favorable than Victrex.
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.
Victrex received 21 more outperform votes than Johnson Matthey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.61% of users gave Victrex an outperform vote while only 61.99% of users gave Johnson Matthey an outperform vote.
Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. 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.
Victrex has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Matthey has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Johnson Matthey has higher revenue and earnings than Victrex. Johnson Matthey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Victrex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
97.1% of Victrex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Victrex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Victrex beats Johnson Matthey on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:VCT) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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