Gemfields Group (GEM) Competitors

Sylvania Platinum (LON:SLP) and Gemfields Group (LON:GEM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, SLP or GEM?

Sylvania Platinum has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gemfields Group has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SLP or GEM?

Sylvania Platinum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gemfields Group. Gemfields Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sylvania Platinum, 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
Sylvania Platinum	£99.97M	2.26	£8.54M	£2.13	32.80
Gemfields Group	£282.03M	0.35	-£15.03M	-£0.82	-8.21

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SLP or GEM?

17.8% of Sylvania Platinum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Gemfields Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.2% of Sylvania Platinum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.6% of Gemfields Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer SLP or GEM?

Sylvania Platinum presently has a consensus price target of GBX 93, indicating a potential upside of 32.86%. Given Sylvania Platinum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Sylvania Platinum is more favorable than Gemfields Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sylvania Platinum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Gemfields Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SLP or GEM a better dividend stock?

Sylvania Platinum pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Gemfields Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.8%. Sylvania Platinum pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gemfields Group pays out -121.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gemfields Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SLP or GEM more profitable?

Sylvania Platinum has a net margin of 8.55% compared to Gemfields Group's net margin of -5.33%. Sylvania Platinum's return on equity of 2.82% beat Gemfields Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sylvania Platinum	8.55%	2.82%	1.69%
Gemfields Group	-5.33%	-2.88%	2.46%

Does the media favor SLP or GEM?

In the previous week, Sylvania Platinum had 1 more articles in the media than Gemfields Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sylvania Platinum and 2 mentions for Gemfields Group. Gemfields Group's average media sentiment score of -0.13 beat Sylvania Platinum's score of -0.14 indicating that Gemfields Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sylvania Platinum	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gemfields Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Sylvania Platinum beats Gemfields Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.