Lexington Gold (LEX) Competitors

Lexington Gold (LON:LEX) and Savannah Resources (LON:SAV) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate LEX or SAV?

Savannah Resources has a consensus target price of GBX 9, suggesting a potential upside of 147.32%. Given Savannah Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Savannah Resources is more favorable than Lexington Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lexington Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Savannah Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LEX or SAV?

9.4% of Savannah Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 65.4% of Lexington Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.9% of Savannah Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor LEX or SAV?

In the previous week, Savannah Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Lexington Gold. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Savannah Resources and 1 mentions for Lexington Gold. Savannah Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Lexington Gold's score of 0.44 indicating that Savannah Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lexington Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Savannah Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LEX or SAV more profitable?

Lexington Gold's return on equity of 2.63% beat Savannah Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lexington Gold	N/A	2.63%	-4.17%
Savannah Resources	N/A	-5.94%	-7.22%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LEX or SAV?

Savannah Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lexington Gold, 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
Lexington Gold	N/A	N/A	£495.33K	£0.08	48.34
Savannah Resources	N/A	N/A	-£2.40M	-£0.11	-32.77

Which has more risk and volatility, LEX or SAV?

Lexington Gold has a beta of -1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 204% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Savannah Resources has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Savannah Resources beats Lexington Gold on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.