Gemfields Group (GEM) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate GEM or SLP?

Sylvania Platinum has a consensus target price of GBX 93, suggesting a potential upside of 36.76%. Given Sylvania Platinum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sylvania Platinum is more favorable than Gemfields Group.

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GEM or SLP?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, GEM or SLP?

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, GEM or SLP?

Sylvania Platinum has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Gemfields Group	£282.03M	0.31	-£15.03M	-£0.82	-7.30
Sylvania Platinum	£99.97M	2.20	£8.54M	£2.13	31.87

Does the media prefer GEM or SLP?

In the previous week, Sylvania Platinum had 2 more articles in the media than Gemfields Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sylvania Platinum and 1 mentions for Gemfields Group. Gemfields Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Sylvania Platinum's score of 0.44 indicating that Gemfields Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is GEM or SLP a better dividend stock?

Gemfields Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.7%. Sylvania Platinum pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Gemfields Group pays out -121.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is GEM or SLP 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
Gemfields Group	-5.33%	-2.88%	2.46%
Sylvania Platinum	8.55%	2.82%	1.69%

Summary

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