Fresnillo (FRES) Competitors

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

Is FRES or THS a better dividend stock?

Fresnillo pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Fresnillo pays out 53.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tharisa pays out 26.7% 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.

Which has better earnings & valuation, FRES or THS?

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
Fresnillo	£3.94B	4.25	£310.64M	£0.62	3,682.85
Tharisa	£633.11M	0.43	£96.84M	£0.17	547.62

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

13.4% of Fresnillo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.0% of Tharisa shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.0% of Fresnillo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Tharisa shares are owned 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.

Do analysts recommend FRES or THS?

Fresnillo presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,576, indicating a potential downside of 30.76%. Tharisa has a consensus price target of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 117.39%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Fresnillo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fresnillo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Tharisa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, FRES or THS?

Fresnillo has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its stock price is 85% less 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.

Does the media prefer FRES or THS?

In the previous week, Fresnillo had 5 more articles in the media than Tharisa. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Fresnillo and 0 mentions for Tharisa. Fresnillo's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Tharisa's score of 0.00 indicating that Fresnillo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fresnillo	Neutral
Tharisa	Neutral

Is FRES or THS 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
Fresnillo	8.70%	6.52%	4.20%
Tharisa	11.49%	12.09%	5.09%

Summary

Fresnillo beats Tharisa on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.