First Class Metals (FCM) Competitors GBX 2.35 -0.05 (-2.17%) As of 10/10/2025 05:04 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsBuy This Stock FCM vs. BRES, HE1, RMR, CMET, POW, TUN, ARCM, CDL, LND, and CLAShould you be buying First Class Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Class Metals include Blencowe Resources (BRES), Helium One Global (HE1), Rome Resources (RMR), Capital Metals (CMET), Power Metal Resources (POW), Tungsten West (TUN), Arc Minerals (ARCM), Cloudbreak Discovery (CDL), Landore Resources (LND), and Celsius Resources (CLA). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry. First Class Metals vs. Its Competitors Blencowe Resources Helium One Global Rome Resources Capital Metals Power Metal Resources Tungsten West Arc Minerals Cloudbreak Discovery Landore Resources Celsius Resources Blencowe Resources (LON:BRES) and First Class Metals (LON:FCM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Is BRES or FCM more profitable? Blencowe Resources' return on equity of -16.02% beat First Class Metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Blencowe ResourcesN/A -16.02% -13.34% First Class Metals N/A -49.44%N/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in BRES or FCM? 0.8% of Blencowe Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.6% of First Class Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Blencowe Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of First Class Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BRES or FCM? Blencowe Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Class Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlencowe ResourcesN/AN/A-£1.28M-£0.00-2,956.52First Class MetalsN/AN/A-£2.20M-£0.01-170.28 Does the media refer more to BRES or FCM? In the previous week, Blencowe Resources had 2 more articles in the media than First Class Metals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Blencowe Resources and 0 mentions for First Class Metals. Blencowe Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat First Class Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Blencowe Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Blencowe Resources Positive First Class Metals Neutral SummaryBlencowe Resources beats First Class Metals on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Class Metals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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.Skip Chart FCM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst Class MetalsOther Industrial Metals & Mining IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£5.49M£1.11B£3.74B£2.63BDividend YieldN/A6.09%5.05%5.29%P/E Ratio-170.28134.20154.644,388.23Price / SalesN/A57,035.3624,381.23100,187.60Price / CashN/A24.7026.6827.90Price / Book0.599.197.178.19Net Income-£2.20M£71.69M£148.74M£5.89B7 Day Performance-2.17%7.31%2.42%-0.24%1 Month Performance30.44%21.93%12.37%2.25%1 Year Performance8.96%107.05%60.90%145.52% First Class Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCMFirst Class MetalsN/AGBX 2.35-2.2%N/A+13.4%£5.49MN/A-170.28N/AGap DownBRESBlencowe ResourcesN/AGBX 6.18+3.0%N/A+39.6%£21.16MN/A-2,686.963High Trading VolumeHE1Helium One GlobalN/AGBX 0.30-6.3%N/A-64.7%£19.81MN/A-120.006Gap UpRMRRome ResourcesN/AGBX 0.32-2.7%N/AN/A£19.47MN/A1,600.00N/APositive NewsGap UpCMETCapital MetalsN/AGBX 4.22-1.8%N/A+152.6%£19.11MN/A-2,638.7522Gap DownHigh Trading VolumePOWPower Metal ResourcesN/AGBX 15.33+4.6%N/A-5.2%£17.72M£526K1,169.8520Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTUNTungsten WestN/AGBX 8.90-1.1%N/A+146.4%£16.80MN/A-126.0215Gap DownARCMArc MineralsN/AGBX 1.12-0.3%N/A-22.3%£16.22MN/A-746.6735Positive NewsGap UpCDLCloudbreak DiscoveryN/AGBX 1.15+21.1%N/A+301.7%£16.14MN/A-821.434High Trading VolumeLNDLandore ResourcesN/AGBX 4.09-6.4%N/A+26.2%£13.70MN/A-40,880.006High Trading VolumeCLACelsius ResourcesN/AGBX 0.43+13.3%N/A-7.8%£13.33M£647.00-72.03N/AGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Blencowe Resources Competitors Helium One Global Competitors Rome Resources Competitors Capital Metals Competitors Power Metal Resources Competitors Tungsten West Competitors Arc Minerals Competitors Cloudbreak Discovery Competitors Landore Resources Competitors Celsius Resources Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:FCM) was last updated on 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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