Panther Metals (PALM) Competitors

Panther Metals (LON:PALM) and ECR Minerals (LON:ECR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PALM or ECR?

Panther Metals received 11 more outperform votes than ECR Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.09% of users gave ECR Minerals an outperform vote while only 65.15% of users gave Panther Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Panther Metals	Outperform Votes 43 65.15%	Underperform Votes 23 34.85%
ECR Minerals	Outperform Votes 32 68.09%	Underperform Votes 15 31.91%

Do analysts recommend PALM or ECR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Panther Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
ECR Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PALM or ECR?

5.9% of Panther Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of ECR Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.0% of Panther Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of ECR Minerals shares are owned by 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 favor PALM or ECR?

In the previous week, Panther Metals had 3 more articles in the media than ECR Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Panther Metals and 2 mentions for ECR Minerals. Panther Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat ECR Minerals' score of -0.59 indicating that Panther Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Panther Metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ECR Minerals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is PALM or ECR more profitable?

Panther Metals' return on equity of 7.95% beat ECR Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Panther Metals	N/A	7.95%	-8.50%
ECR Minerals	N/A	-32.64%	-18.11%

Which has more risk & volatility, PALM or ECR?

Panther Metals has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECR Minerals has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PALM or ECR?

Panther Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ECR Minerals.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Panther Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ECR Minerals	£275.70K	17.69	-£1.77M	N/A	N/A

Summary

Panther Metals beats ECR Minerals on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.