Caledonia Mining (CMCL) Competitors

Caledonia Mining (LON:CMCL) and Pan African Resources (LON:PAF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer CMCL or PAF?

Pan African Resources has a consensus price target of GBX 53, indicating a potential downside of 0.93%. Given Pan African Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pan African Resources is more favorable than Caledonia Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caledonia Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Pan African Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, CMCL or PAF?

Caledonia Mining has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pan African Resources has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CMCL or PAF more profitable?

Pan African Resources has a net margin of 21.95% compared to Caledonia Mining's net margin of 5.55%. Pan African Resources' return on equity of 16.03% beat Caledonia Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caledonia Mining	5.55%	3.99%	8.52%
Pan African Resources	21.95%	16.03%	12.99%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CMCL or PAF?

45.7% of Caledonia Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.5% of Pan African Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Caledonia Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of Pan African Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CMCL or PAF a better dividend stock?

Caledonia Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Pan African Resources pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Caledonia Mining pays out 110.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pan African Resources pays out 47.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CMCL or PAF?

Pan African Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Caledonia Mining. Pan African Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caledonia 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
Caledonia Mining	£221.34M	1.72	£12.28M	£39.66	39.46
Pan African Resources	£266.93M	4.38	£58.60M	£2.12	25.27

Does the media refer more to CMCL or PAF?

In the previous week, Caledonia Mining had 3 more articles in the media than Pan African Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Caledonia Mining and 1 mentions for Pan African Resources. Caledonia Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Pan African Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Caledonia Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Caledonia Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pan African Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Pan African Resources beats Caledonia Mining on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.