Victrex (VCT) Competitors

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

Is VCT or JMAT a better dividend stock?

Victrex pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Johnson Matthey pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Victrex pays out 170.5% 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 130.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, VCT or JMAT?

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

Do analysts rate VCT or JMAT?

Victrex currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,170, suggesting a potential upside of 45.16%. Johnson Matthey has a consensus price target of GBX 1,900, suggesting a potential upside of 58.33%. Given Johnson Matthey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Johnson Matthey is more favorable than Victrex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victrex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Johnson Matthey	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VCT or JMAT?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Victrex	Outperform Votes 507 63.61%	Underperform Votes 290 36.39%
Johnson Matthey	Outperform Votes 486 61.99%	Underperform Votes 298 38.01%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, VCT or JMAT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Victrex	£285.02M	2.47	£30.80M	£35.20	22.90
Johnson Matthey	£11.69B	0.17	£98.34M	£58.85	20.39

Does the media favor VCT or JMAT?

In the previous week, Victrex and Victrex both had 1 articles in the media. Johnson Matthey's average media sentiment score of 2.00 beat Victrex's score of -0.98 indicating that Johnson Matthey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Victrex	Negative
Johnson Matthey	Very Positive

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 6.67% beat Johnson Matthey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victrex	10.81%	6.67%	6.59%
Johnson Matthey	0.84%	4.49%	3.41%

Summary

Victrex beats Johnson Matthey on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.