Anglo Asian Mining (AAZ) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AAZ or RSG?

1.5% of Anglo Asian Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of Resolute Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.2% of Anglo Asian Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Resolute Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AAZ or RSG 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
Anglo Asian Mining	-102.73%	-34.62%	-12.11%
Resolute Mining	1.88%	1.90%	6.41%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AAZ or RSG?

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
Anglo Asian Mining	£39.59M	5.34	-£34.33M	-£0.15	-1,207.57
Resolute Mining	£906.98M	1.00	£15.35M	£0.01	7,344.83

Does the media favor AAZ or RSG?

In the previous week, Resolute Mining had 2 more articles in the media than Anglo Asian Mining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Resolute Mining and 1 mentions for Anglo Asian Mining. Resolute Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Anglo Asian Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Resolute Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Anglo Asian Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Resolute Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, AAZ or RSG?

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

Do analysts prefer AAZ or RSG?

Resolute Mining has a consensus target price of GBX 46, indicating a potential upside of 7.98%. Given Resolute Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
Anglo Asian Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Resolute Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

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