Gem Diamonds (GEMD) Competitors

Gem Diamonds (LON:GEMD) and Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) 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, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GEMD or PDL?

20.2% of Gem Diamonds shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.8% of Petra Diamonds shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Gem Diamonds shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.1% of Petra Diamonds shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GEMD or PDL?

Gem Diamonds has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Petra Diamonds. Petra Diamonds is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gem Diamonds, 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
Gem Diamonds	£154.21M	0.03	£1.14M	£0.02	148.50
Petra Diamonds	£318M	0.12	-£11.38M	-£0.67	-28.16

Does the media refer more to GEMD or PDL?

In the previous week, Gem Diamonds and Gem Diamonds both had 1 articles in the media. Petra Diamonds' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Gem Diamonds' score of -0.39 indicating that Petra Diamonds is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gem Diamonds	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Petra Diamonds	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, GEMD or PDL?

Gem Diamonds has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petra Diamonds has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GEMD or PDL more profitable?

Gem Diamonds has a net margin of 0.63% compared to Petra Diamonds' net margin of -4.85%. Gem Diamonds' return on equity of 0.66% beat Petra Diamonds' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gem Diamonds	0.63%	0.66%	2.31%
Petra Diamonds	-4.85%	-3.23%	-9.26%

Summary

Gem Diamonds beats Petra Diamonds on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.