Griffin Mining (GFM) Competitors

Adriatic Metals (LON:ADT1) and Griffin Mining (LON:GFM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate ADT1 or GFM?

Adriatic Metals currently has a consensus target price of GBX 230, suggesting a potential upside of 9.26%. Griffin Mining has a consensus target price of GBX 190, suggesting a potential upside of 31.03%. Given Griffin Mining's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Griffin Mining is more favorable than Adriatic Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adriatic Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Griffin Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, ADT1 or GFM?

Adriatic Metals has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Griffin Mining has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADT1 or GFM more profitable?

Griffin Mining has a net margin of 13.15% compared to Adriatic Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Griffin Mining's return on equity of 8.08% beat Adriatic Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adriatic Metals	N/A	-33.72%	-6.80%
Griffin Mining	13.15%	8.08%	6.85%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ADT1 or GFM?

Griffin Mining received 287 more outperform votes than Adriatic Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 88.89% of users gave Adriatic Metals an outperform vote while only 76.32% of users gave Griffin Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Adriatic Metals	Outperform Votes 16 88.89%	Underperform Votes 2 11.11%
Griffin Mining	Outperform Votes 303 76.32%	Underperform Votes 94 23.68%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ADT1 or GFM?

Griffin Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Adriatic Metals. Adriatic Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Griffin Mining, 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
Adriatic Metals	N/A	N/A	-£43.47M	-£0.11	-1,913.64
Griffin Mining	£162.25M	1.64	£21.34M	£0.09	1,611.11

Does the media refer more to ADT1 or GFM?

In the previous week, Griffin Mining had 2 more articles in the media than Adriatic Metals. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Griffin Mining and 1 mentions for Adriatic Metals. Griffin Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Adriatic Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Griffin Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adriatic Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Griffin Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ADT1 or GFM?

31.2% of Adriatic Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Griffin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Adriatic Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.8% of Griffin Mining 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.

Summary

Griffin Mining beats Adriatic Metals on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.