First Tin (1SN) Competitors

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

Is RBW or 1SN 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
Rainbow Rare Earths	N/A	-0.02%	-12.54%
First Tin	N/A	-5.59%	-3.50%

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

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RBW or 1SN?

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

Does the media prefer RBW or 1SN?

In the previous week, Rainbow Rare Earths had 4 more articles in the media than First Tin. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Rainbow Rare Earths and 0 mentions for First Tin. Rainbow Rare Earths' average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat First Tin's score of 0.00 indicating that Rainbow Rare Earths is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rainbow Rare Earths	Neutral
First Tin	Neutral

Do analysts prefer RBW or 1SN?

Rainbow Rare Earths currently has a consensus target price of GBX 27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 59.88%. Given Rainbow Rare Earths' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Rainbow Rare Earths is more favorable than First Tin.

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RBW or 1SN?

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
Rainbow Rare Earths	N/A	N/A	-£5.32K	-£0.01	-2,293.33
First Tin	N/A	N/A	-£2.26M	-£0.01	-752.94

Summary

Rainbow Rare Earths beats First Tin on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.