First Tin (1SN) Competitors

First Tin (LON:1SN) and Rainbow Rare Earths (LON:RBW) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer 1SN or RBW?

Rainbow Rare Earths has a consensus target price of GBX 27.50, indicating a potential upside of 76.40%. Given Rainbow Rare Earths' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rainbow Rare Earths is more favorable than First Tin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Tin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rainbow Rare Earths	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer 1SN or RBW?

In the previous week, First Tin's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Rainbow Rare Earths'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Tin	Neutral
Rainbow Rare Earths	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 1SN or RBW?

10.2% of First Tin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Rainbow Rare Earths shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of First Tin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.0% of Rainbow Rare Earths shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 1SN or RBW?

Rainbow Rare Earths is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Tin, 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	-741.18
Rainbow Rare Earths	N/A	N/A	-£5.32K	-£0.01	-2,078.67

Which has more risk and volatility, 1SN or RBW?

First Tin has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rainbow Rare Earths has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is 1SN or RBW more profitable?

Rainbow Rare Earths' return on equity of -0.02% beat First Tin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Tin	N/A	-5.59%	-3.50%
Rainbow Rare Earths	N/A	-0.02%	-12.54%

Summary

Rainbow Rare Earths beats First Tin on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.