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 superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

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 more volatility & risk, AAZ or RSG?

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AAZ or RSG?

0.8% of Anglo Asian Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.0% of Resolute Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 44.3% of Anglo Asian Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Resolute Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to AAZ or RSG?

In the previous week, Resolute Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Anglo Asian Mining. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Resolute Mining and 0 mentions for Anglo Asian Mining. Resolute Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Anglo Asian Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Resolute Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Anglo Asian Mining	Neutral
Resolute Mining	Neutral

Do analysts prefer AAZ or RSG?

Resolute Mining has a consensus target price of GBX 45, suggesting a potential upside of 43.31%. 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

Which has better earnings and 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	£33.42M	6.80	-£34.33M	-£21.95	-7.74
Resolute Mining	£817.76M	1.02	£15.35M	£0.46	68.20

Summary

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