Berkeley Energia (LON:BKY) and Sylvania Platinum (LON:SLP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Berkeley Energia and Sylvania Platinum's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Berkeley Energia | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Sylvania Platinum | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Berkeley Energia and Sylvania Platinum's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Berkeley Energia | £-821,000.00 | -118.75 | N/A | GBX (15) | -2.51 |
Sylvania Platinum | £140.26 million | 2.32 | N/A | GBX 20.50 | 5.82 |
Berkeley Energia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sylvania Platinum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Berkeley Energia and Sylvania Platinum, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Berkeley Energia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Sylvania Platinum | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Sylvania Platinum has a consensus price target of GBX 115, indicating a potential downside of 3.69%. Given Sylvania Platinum's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sylvania Platinum is more favorable than Berkeley Energia.
Summary
Sylvania Platinum beats Berkeley Energia on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.