Anglo Asian Mining (AAZ) Competitors

Resolute Mining (LON:RSG) and Anglo Asian Mining (LON:AAZ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer RSG or AAZ?

Resolute Mining currently has a consensus target price of GBX 47, suggesting a potential upside of 58.78%. Given Resolute Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Resolute Mining is more favorable than Anglo Asian Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Resolute Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Anglo Asian Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to RSG or AAZ?

In the previous week, Resolute Mining had 3 more articles in the media than Anglo Asian Mining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Resolute Mining and 0 mentions for Anglo Asian Mining. Resolute Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Anglo Asian Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Resolute Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Resolute Mining	Neutral
Anglo Asian Mining	Neutral

Is RSG or AAZ more profitable?

Resolute Mining has a net margin of 1.88% compared to Anglo Asian Mining's net margin of -102.73%. Resolute Mining's return on equity of 1.90% beat Anglo Asian Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Resolute Mining	1.88%	1.90%	6.41%
Anglo Asian Mining	-102.73%	-34.62%	-12.11%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RSG or AAZ?

Resolute Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Anglo Asian Mining. Anglo Asian Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resolute Mining, 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
Resolute Mining	£817.76M	0.96	£15.35M	£0.46	64.29
Anglo Asian Mining	£33.42M	6.60	-£34.33M	-£21.95	-7.52

Do institutionals & insiders believe in RSG or AAZ?

69.0% of Resolute Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Anglo Asian Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Resolute Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.3% of Anglo Asian Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, RSG or AAZ?

Resolute Mining has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo Asian Mining has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Resolute Mining beats Anglo Asian Mining on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.