Fulcrum Metals (FMET) Competitors

Fulcrum Metals (LON:FMET) and Gem Diamonds (LON:GEMD) 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 earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FMET or GEMD?

Gem Diamonds has higher revenue and earnings than Fulcrum Metals. Fulcrum Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gem Diamonds, 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
Fulcrum Metals	N/A	N/A	-£1.06M	-£0.04	-87.50
Gem Diamonds	£181.30M	0.06	£1.14M	£0.51	11.18

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FMET or GEMD?

57.1% of Gem Diamonds shares are held by institutional investors. 50.6% of Fulcrum Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of Gem Diamonds shares are held by company 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 refer more to FMET or GEMD?

In the previous week, Fulcrum Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Gem Diamonds' score of -0.55 indicating that Fulcrum Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fulcrum Metals	Neutral
Gem Diamonds	Negative

Is FMET or GEMD more profitable?

Gem Diamonds has a net margin of 0.63% compared to Fulcrum Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Gem Diamonds' return on equity of 0.66% beat Fulcrum Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fulcrum Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gem Diamonds	0.63%	0.66%	2.31%

Summary

Gem Diamonds beats Fulcrum Metals on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.