First Tin (1SN) Competitors

First Tin (LON:1SN) and Mkango Resources (LON:MKA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 1SN or MKA?

First Tin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mkango Resources, 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
First Tin	N/A	N/A	-£2.26M	-£0.01	-558.50
Mkango Resources	N/A	N/A	-£4.25M	-£0.79	-22.10

Which has more risk & volatility, 1SN or MKA?

First Tin has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mkango Resources has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is 1SN or MKA more profitable?

First Tin's return on equity of -5.59% beat Mkango Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Tin	N/A	-5.59%	-3.50%
Mkango Resources	N/A	-116.74%	-35.11%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 1SN or MKA?

21.5% of First Tin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Mkango Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.8% of First Tin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.1% of Mkango Resources shares are owned by company 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.

Does the media refer more to 1SN or MKA?

In the previous week, First Tin and First Tin both had 3 articles in the media. First Tin's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Mkango Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that First Tin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Tin	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Mkango Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 1SN or MKA?

Mkango Resources received 31 more outperform votes than First Tin when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Tin	N/A	N/A
Mkango Resources	Outperform Votes 31 58.49%	Underperform Votes 22 41.51%

Summary

First Tin beats Mkango Resources on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.