CAPD vs. GFM, SVML, KMR, SOLG, PRE, ECOR, BSE, TRR, KP2, and MNRG
Should you be buying Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capital include Griffin Mining (GFM), Sovereign Metals (SVML), Kenmare Resources (KMR), SolGold (SOLG), Pensana (PRE), Ecora Resources (ECOR), Base Resources (BSE), Trident Royalties (TRR), Kore Potash (KP2), and MetalNRG (MNRG). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Capital vs. Its Competitors
Capital (LON:CAPD) and Griffin Mining (LON:GFM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
51.4% of Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Griffin Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.9% of Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.8% of Griffin Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Capital has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Griffin Mining has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Capital had 13 more articles in the media than Griffin Mining. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Capital and 1 mentions for Griffin Mining. Capital's average media sentiment score of -0.45 beat Griffin Mining's score of -0.45 indicating that Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Capital presently has a consensus target price of GBX 60, suggesting a potential downside of 29.08%. Griffin Mining has a consensus target price of GBX 190, suggesting a potential downside of 2.06%. Given Griffin Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Griffin Mining is more favorable than Capital.
Griffin Mining has a net margin of 13.15% compared to Capital's net margin of 8.69%. Capital's return on equity of 10.91% beat Griffin Mining's return on equity.
Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Griffin Mining. Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Griffin Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Capital and Griffin Mining tied by winning 8 of the 16 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 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
