Fresnillo (FRES) Competitors

Tharisa (LON:THS) and Fresnillo (LON:FRES) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, THS or FRES?

Tharisa has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fresnillo has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is THS or FRES more profitable?

Tharisa has a net margin of 11.49% compared to Fresnillo's net margin of 8.70%. Tharisa's return on equity of 12.09% beat Fresnillo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tharisa	11.49%	12.09%	5.09%
Fresnillo	8.70%	6.52%	4.20%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in THS or FRES?

Fresnillo received 206 more outperform votes than Tharisa when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.82% of users gave Tharisa an outperform vote while only 53.02% of users gave Fresnillo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tharisa	Outperform Votes 241 82.82%	Underperform Votes 50 17.18%
Fresnillo	Outperform Votes 447 53.02%	Underperform Votes 396 46.98%

Does the media prefer THS or FRES?

In the previous week, Fresnillo had 2 more articles in the media than Tharisa. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fresnillo and 0 mentions for Tharisa. Fresnillo's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Tharisa's score of 0.00 indicating that Fresnillo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tharisa	Neutral
Fresnillo	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, THS or FRES?

Fresnillo has higher revenue and earnings than Tharisa. Tharisa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fresnillo, 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
Tharisa	£842.77M	0.36	£96.84M	£21.85	3.80
Fresnillo	£3.57B	3.70	£310.64M	£26.83	53.40

Is THS or FRES a better dividend stock?

Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Fresnillo pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Tharisa pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fresnillo pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Tharisa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in THS or FRES?

3.9% of Tharisa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.2% of Fresnillo shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.7% of Tharisa shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 75.0% of Fresnillo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer THS or FRES?

Tharisa presently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 56.63%. Fresnillo has a consensus target price of GBX 1,060, suggesting a potential downside of 26.02%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Fresnillo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tharisa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Fresnillo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Fresnillo beats Tharisa on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.