Do analysts recommend MTL or RSG?

Resolute Mining has a consensus price target of GBX 240.25, indicating a potential upside of 248.19%. Given Resolute Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Resolute Mining is more favorable than Metals Exploration. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Metals Exploration 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Resolute Mining 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Do analysts recommend MTL or SOLG?

SolGold has a consensus price target of GBX 46, indicating a potential upside of 64.58%. Given SolGold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SolGold is more favorable than Metals Exploration. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Metals Exploration 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SolGold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Do analysts prefer MTL or AMRQ?

Amaroq Minerals has a consensus target price of GBX 132.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.79%. Given Amaroq Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amaroq Minerals is more favorable than Metals Exploration. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Metals Exploration 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Amaroq Minerals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Metals Exploration (MTL) Competitors

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MTL vs. RSG, HGM, SOLG, AMRQ, and AAZ

Should you buy Metals Exploration stock or one of its competitors? Metals Exploration's main competitors and comparable companies include Resolute Mining (RSG), Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) (HGM), SolGold (SOLG), Amaroq Minerals (AMRQ), and Anglo Asian Mining (AAZ). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "gold" industry.

How does Metals Exploration compare to Resolute Mining?

Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) and Resolute Mining (LON:RSG) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership.

Resolute Mining has a net margin of 17.87% compared to Metals Exploration's net margin of 13.86%. Resolute Mining's return on equity of 23.32% beat Metals Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metals Exploration	13.86%	12.27%	3.75%
Resolute Mining	17.87%	23.32%	6.41%

Resolute Mining has a consensus price target of GBX 240.25, indicating a potential upside of 248.19%. Given Resolute Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Resolute Mining is more favorable than Metals Exploration.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metals Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Resolute Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

2.2% of Metals Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.6% of Resolute Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 91.8% of Metals Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Resolute Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Metals Exploration has a beta of 1.081, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Resolute Mining has a beta of 1.325, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

Metals Exploration has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Resolute Mining. Resolute Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Metals Exploration, 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
Metals Exploration	£208.41M	2.29	£218.27M	£0.97	16.49
Resolute Mining	£1.00B	1.47	£15.35M	£5.99	11.52

In the previous week, Metals Exploration had 3 more articles in the media than Resolute Mining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Metals Exploration and 0 mentions for Resolute Mining. Metals Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Resolute Mining's score of 0.55 indicating that Metals Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Metals Exploration	Positive
Resolute Mining	Positive

Summary

Resolute Mining beats Metals Exploration on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Metals Exploration compare to Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)?

Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) and Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) (LON:HGM) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Metals Exploration has a net margin of 13.86% compared to Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Metals Exploration's return on equity of 12.27% beat Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metals Exploration	13.86%	12.27%	3.75%
Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Metals Exploration has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L). Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Metals Exploration, 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
Metals Exploration	£208.41M	2.29	£218.27M	£0.97	16.49
Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)	£415.23M	0.00	N/A	£46.30	N/A

In the previous week, Metals Exploration had 3 more articles in the media than Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L). MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Metals Exploration and 0 mentions for Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L). Metals Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Metals Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Metals Exploration	Positive
Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)	Neutral

2.2% of Metals Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 91.8% of Metals Exploration shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Metals Exploration beats Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Metals Exploration compare to SolGold?

Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) and SolGold (LON:SOLG) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Metals Exploration has a net margin of 13.86% compared to SolGold's net margin of 0.00%. Metals Exploration's return on equity of 12.27% beat SolGold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metals Exploration	13.86%	12.27%	3.75%
SolGold	N/A	-23.06%	-2.94%

Metals Exploration has higher revenue and earnings than SolGold. SolGold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Metals Exploration, 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
Metals Exploration	£208.41M	2.29	£218.27M	£0.97	16.49
SolGold	N/A	N/A	-£76.59M	-£2.00	N/A

2.2% of Metals Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of SolGold shares are held by institutional investors. 91.8% of Metals Exploration shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of SolGold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

SolGold has a consensus price target of GBX 46, indicating a potential upside of 64.58%. Given SolGold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SolGold is more favorable than Metals Exploration.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metals Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
SolGold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Metals Exploration had 3 more articles in the media than SolGold. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Metals Exploration and 0 mentions for SolGold. Metals Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat SolGold's score of 0.00 indicating that Metals Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Metals Exploration	Positive
SolGold	Neutral

Metals Exploration has a beta of 1.081, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SolGold has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Metals Exploration beats SolGold on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Metals Exploration compare to Amaroq Minerals?

Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) and Amaroq Minerals (LON:AMRQ) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.

Metals Exploration has a net margin of 13.86% compared to Amaroq Minerals' net margin of 6.56%. Metals Exploration's return on equity of 12.27% beat Amaroq Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metals Exploration	13.86%	12.27%	3.75%
Amaroq Minerals	6.56%	1.87%	-9.95%

Metals Exploration has higher revenue and earnings than Amaroq Minerals. Amaroq Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Metals Exploration, 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
Metals Exploration	£208.41M	2.29	£218.27M	£0.97	16.49
Amaroq Minerals	£16.28M	29.92	-£71.64M	-£5.10	N/A

Amaroq Minerals has a consensus target price of GBX 132.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.79%. Given Amaroq Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amaroq Minerals is more favorable than Metals Exploration.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metals Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Amaroq Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Metals Exploration had 3 more articles in the media than Amaroq Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Metals Exploration and 0 mentions for Amaroq Minerals. Metals Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Amaroq Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that Metals Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Metals Exploration	Positive
Amaroq Minerals	Neutral

Metals Exploration has a beta of 1.081, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amaroq Minerals has a beta of 0.875, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

2.2% of Metals Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of Amaroq Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 91.8% of Metals Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Amaroq Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Metals Exploration beats Amaroq Minerals on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Metals Exploration compare to Anglo Asian Mining?

Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) and Anglo Asian Mining (LON:AAZ) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Metals Exploration had 3 more articles in the media than Anglo Asian Mining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Metals Exploration and 0 mentions for Anglo Asian Mining. Metals Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Anglo Asian Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Metals Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Metals Exploration	Positive
Anglo Asian Mining	Neutral

2.2% of Metals Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of Anglo Asian Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 91.8% of Metals Exploration shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.5% of Anglo Asian Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Metals Exploration has a beta of 1.081, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Anglo Asian Mining has a beta of 1.378, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

Anglo Asian Mining has a net margin of 14.40% compared to Metals Exploration's net margin of 13.86%. Anglo Asian Mining's return on equity of 22.56% beat Metals Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metals Exploration	13.86%	12.27%	3.75%
Anglo Asian Mining	14.40%	22.56%	-12.11%

Metals Exploration has higher revenue and earnings than Anglo Asian Mining. Metals Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anglo Asian 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
Metals Exploration	£208.41M	2.29	£218.27M	£0.97	16.49
Anglo Asian Mining	£122.79M	3.96	-£34.33M	£15.40	27.60

Summary

Metals Exploration beats Anglo Asian Mining on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

MTL vs. The Competition

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Metric	Metals Exploration	Metals & Mining Industry	Materials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£477.79M	£4.14B	£5.15B	£2.91B
Dividend Yield	4.02%	5.17%	4.68%	6.17%
P/E Ratio	16.49	26.02	26.68	367.36
Price / Sales	2.29	8,205.57	4,876.31	83,550.18
Price / Cash	5.13	29.87	27.23	27.89
Price / Book	1.75	10.76	9.10	6.89
Net Income	£218.27M	£122.92M	£154.63M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	7.82%	11.33%	8.57%	0.77%
1 Month Performance	23.46%	24.86%	19.19%	3.00%
1 Year Performance	33.21%	67.06%	52.01%	22.61%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MTL Metals Exploration	N/A	GBX 16 +0.6%	N/A	+25.2%	£477.79M	£208.41M	16.49	791	Gap Up
RSG Resolute Mining	2.7441 of 5 stars	GBX 62 flat	GBX 240.25 +287.5%	+125.8%	£1.26B	£865.60M	10.35	40,000
HGM Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.09B	£415.23M	6.47	N/A
SOLG SolGold	N/A	GBX 27.95 flat	GBX 46 +64.6%	N/A	£842.37M	N/A	N/A	461
AMRQ Amaroq Minerals	N/A	GBX 104.50 -1.4%	GBX 132.50 +26.8%	+56.7%	£487.23M	£16.28M	N/A	N/A

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Metals Exploration (MTL) Competitors

MTL vs. RSG, HGM, SOLG, AMRQ, and AAZ

How does Metals Exploration compare to Resolute Mining?

Is MTL or RSG more profitable?

Do analysts recommend MTL or RSG?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MTL or RSG?

Which has more volatility and risk, MTL or RSG?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MTL or RSG?

Does the media prefer MTL or RSG?

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How does Metals Exploration compare to Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)?

Is MTL or HGM more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MTL or HGM?

Does the media refer more to MTL or HGM?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MTL or HGM?

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How does Metals Exploration compare to SolGold?

Is MTL or SOLG more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MTL or SOLG?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MTL or SOLG?

Do analysts recommend MTL or SOLG?

Does the media favor MTL or SOLG?

Which has more risk and volatility, MTL or SOLG?

Summary

How does Metals Exploration compare to Amaroq Minerals?

Is MTL or AMRQ more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MTL or AMRQ?

Do analysts prefer MTL or AMRQ?

Does the media prefer MTL or AMRQ?

Which has more volatility & risk, MTL or AMRQ?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTL or AMRQ?

Summary

How does Metals Exploration compare to Anglo Asian Mining?

Does the media refer more to MTL or AAZ?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MTL or AAZ?

Which has more risk & volatility, MTL or AAZ?

Is MTL or AAZ more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MTL or AAZ?

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