CAPD vs. SOLG, PRE, GFM, KMR, ECOR, SVML, MKA, KP2, BSE, and TRR
Should you be buying Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capital include SolGold (SOLG), Pensana (PRE), Griffin Mining (GFM), Kenmare Resources (KMR), Ecora Resources (ECOR), Sovereign Metals (SVML), Mkango Resources (MKA), Kore Potash (KP2), Base Resources (BSE), and Trident Royalties (TRR). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Capital vs. Its Competitors
SolGold (LON:SOLG) and Capital (LON:CAPD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.
SolGold presently has a consensus target price of GBX 46, indicating a potential upside of 135.90%. Capital has a consensus target price of GBX 90, indicating a potential downside of 25.62%. Given SolGold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe SolGold is more favorable than Capital.
SolGold has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capital has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Capital has a net margin of 8.69% compared to SolGold's net margin of 0.00%. Capital's return on equity of 10.91% beat SolGold's return on equity.
11.5% of SolGold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of SolGold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, SolGold had 8 more articles in the media than Capital. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for SolGold and 8 mentions for Capital. Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat SolGold's score of 0.38 indicating that Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Capital has higher revenue and earnings than SolGold. SolGold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Capital beats SolGold on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:CAPD) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
