Gemfields Group (GEM) Competitors

Tharisa (LON:THS) and Gemfields Group (LON:GEM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Which has better valuation and earnings, THS or GEM?

Tharisa has higher revenue and earnings than Gemfields Group. Gemfields Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tharisa, 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	0.27	£96.84M	£21.85	2.88
Gemfields Group	£282.03M	0.23	-£15.03M	-£0.82	-5.35

Is THS or GEM a better dividend stock?

Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Gemfields Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.7%. Tharisa pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gemfields Group pays out -121.7% 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. Gemfields Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate THS or GEM?

Tharisa presently has a consensus price target of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 106.35%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Gemfields Group.

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
Gemfields Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer THS or GEM?

In the previous week, Gemfields Group had 2 more articles in the media than Tharisa. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gemfields Group and 1 mentions for Tharisa. Tharisa's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Gemfields Group's score of 0.03 indicating that Tharisa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is THS or GEM more profitable?

Tharisa has a net margin of 11.49% compared to Gemfields Group's net margin of -5.33%. Tharisa's return on equity of 12.09% beat Gemfields Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tharisa	11.49%	12.09%	5.09%
Gemfields Group	-5.33%	-2.88%	2.46%

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

3.9% of Tharisa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Gemfields Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.7% of Tharisa shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.6% of Gemfields Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, THS or GEM?

Tharisa has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gemfields Group has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor THS or GEM?

Gemfields Group received 309 more outperform votes than Tharisa when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.82% of users gave Tharisa an outperform vote while only 75.45% of users gave Gemfields Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tharisa	Outperform Votes 241 82.82%	Underperform Votes 50 17.18%
Gemfields Group	Outperform Votes 550 75.45%	Underperform Votes 179 24.55%

Summary

Tharisa beats Gemfields Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.