Empire Metals (EEE) Competitors

Empire Metals (LON:EEE) and Tharisa (LON:THS) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, EEE or THS?

Empire Metals has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tharisa has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EEE or THS more profitable?

Tharisa has a net margin of 11.49% compared to Empire Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Tharisa's return on equity of 12.09% beat Empire Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empire Metals	N/A	-39.66%	-25.26%
Tharisa	11.49%	12.09%	5.09%

Do analysts recommend EEE or THS?

Tharisa has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 121.48%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Empire Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Empire Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Tharisa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EEE or THS?

Tharisa has higher revenue and earnings than Empire Metals. Empire Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tharisa, 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
Empire Metals	N/A	N/A	-£3.47M	-£0.52	-73.52
Tharisa	£842.77M	0.39	£96.84M	£21.85	4.13

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EEE or THS?

2.9% of Empire Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.9% of Tharisa shares are held by institutional investors. 9.1% of Empire Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Tharisa shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer EEE or THS?

In the previous week, Empire Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Tharisa. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Empire Metals and 1 mentions for Tharisa. Tharisa's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Empire Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Tharisa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Empire Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tharisa	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Tharisa beats Empire Metals on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.