Victrex (VCT) Competitors GBX 1,056 -22.00 (-2.04%) (As of 12/20/2024 12:01 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades VCT vs. JMAT, ELM, SCPA, ESNT, TET, SYNT, ZTF, IOF, WCH, and ITXShould 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), Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH), and Itaconix (ITX). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Victrex vs. Johnson Matthey Elementis Scapa Group Essentra Treatt Synthomer Zotefoams Iofina Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Itaconix Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) and Victrex (LON:VCT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JMAT or VCT? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohnson Matthey£12.84B0.18£108M£0.582,303.45Victrex£284.10M3.23£30.70M£0.353,017.14 Does the media prefer JMAT or VCT? In the previous week, Johnson Matthey had 3 more articles in the media than Victrex. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Johnson Matthey and 4 mentions for Victrex. Victrex's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Johnson Matthey's score of -0.14 indicating that Victrex is being referred to more favorably in the news 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 Victrex 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer JMAT or VCT? Johnson Matthey currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,975, indicating a potential upside of 47.83%. Victrex has a consensus price target of GBX 1,425, indicating a potential upside of 34.94%. Given Johnson Matthey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Johnson Matthey is more favorable than Victrex.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) 2.75Victrex 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JMAT or VCT? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJohnson MattheyOutperform Votes48661.99% Underperform Votes29838.01% VictrexOutperform Votes50763.61% Underperform Votes29036.39% Is JMAT or VCT 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 Johnson Matthey0.84% 4.39% 3.41% Victrex 10.81%6.36%6.59% Which has more risk and volatility, JMAT or VCT? Johnson Matthey has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victrex has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JMAT or VCT? 66.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Victrex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Johnson Matthey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Victrex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is JMAT or VCT a better dividend stock? Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. 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 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryJohnson Matthey and Victrex tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ProsperityPubCrypto’s hidden gem + greatest crypto bull run in history = $$$?You don’t actually want to buy Bitcoin this time around. 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Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VCT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVictrexSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£919.04M£8.59B£2.84B£1.84BDividend Yield6.56%3.54%5.15%10.58%P/E Ratio3,017.14301.20112.041,771.92Price / Sales3.23482.66793,689.31375,802.49Price / Cash34.2119.2524.2927.86Price / Book2.005.413.392.89Net Income£30.70M£147.63M£154.53M£155.43M7 Day Performance-7.53%-1.80%-2.90%-1.91%1 Month Performance22.36%-2.81%1.41%17.44%1 Year Performance-30.30%-17.36%17.86%28.79% Victrex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VCTVictrex2.8538 of 5 starsGBX 1,056-2.0%GBX 1,425+34.9%-29.9%£919.04M£284.10M3,017.141,109Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeJMATJohnson Matthey2.5395 of 5 starsGBX 1,397+3.3%GBX 2,050+46.7%-21.8%£2.43B£12.84B2,331.03N/AAnalyst ForecastELMElementisN/AGBX 140+1.4%GBX 173.33+23.8%+11.7%£824.77M£732.20M-3,450.001,281SCPAScapa GroupN/AGBX 214.50flatN/A+0.0%£402.98M£281.80M-7.321,461ESNTEssentra1.8878 of 5 starsGBX 137.60-2.1%GBX 216.67+57.5%-19.9%£395.11M£309.70M7,980.00350News CoverageGap DownTETTreatt2.2542 of 5 starsGBX 473+2.4%GBX 675+42.7%+7.7%£287.21M£143.55M2,583.33350SYNTSynthomerN/AGBX 166.40-2.8%GBX 288.33+73.3%-16.9%£272.18M£1.97B-280.664,200ZTFZotefoamsN/AGBX 325.85-1.3%N/A-16.6%£158.36M£133.40M1,650.00549IOFIofinaN/AGBX 18.50flatGBX 35+89.2%-25.5%£35.49M£51.71M1,875.0095WCHWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AGBX 3flatN/A+0.0%£20.13MN/A-5.003ITXItaconixN/AGBX 137.75+4.3%N/A+37.6%£18.58M£6.62M-3,443.7517Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Johnson Matthey Alternatives Elementis Alternatives Scapa Group Alternatives Essentra Alternatives Treatt Alternatives Synthomer Alternatives Zotefoams Alternatives Iofina Alternatives Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Alternatives Itaconix Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:VCT) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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